Dec 15, 2005 22:09
18 yrs ago
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Danish term
Det kræver sin mand.
Danish to English
Other
Government / Politics
The advicer's final sentence to convince about the viability of the pilot project.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | It takes a real man / It is no easy task |
Charlotte Langbeen
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| 4 +4 | it takes the right person. |
Christian Schoenberg
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| 4 -1 | it takes a man |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | you´ve got to have what it takes |
Terence Ajbro
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Proposed translations
+1
13 mins
Charlotte Langbeen
United States
United States
Native in Danish
United States
Medical/Pharma, BA, 25 Years' Exp.
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Danish
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
It takes a real man / It is no easy task
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Note added at 2005-12-16 00:19:22 (GMT)
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Or less sexist :-) ....
\"When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going\"
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Note added at 2005-12-16 00:19:22 (GMT)
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Or less sexist :-) ....
\"When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going\"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you very much"
-1
6 mins
Danish term (edited):
Det kr�ver sin mand.
it takes a man
my suggestion
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Michele Fauble
: This would be considered sexist in English.
28 mins
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| disagree |
Charlesp
: I agree with Michele's comment (not that there is anything wrong in general with what you suggested, however not for a marketing text)
3 hrs
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+4
40 mins
Christian Schoenberg
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
United States
Nordic Legal Language Solutions
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
Danish term (edited):
Det kr�ver sin mand.
it takes the right person.
I don't know the overall timbre of the piece you are translating, but I suspect that translating 'mand' as 'man' might be problematic at some level...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
: I do not see how this answer can be sexist, as I was informed that mine was
6 mins
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Thanks Blangsted.
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| agree |
lone (X)
: Perfect
8 mins
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Thanks, Lone.
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| agree |
Charlesp
: agreed !
2 hrs
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Thanks Charles.
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| agree |
Christine Andersen
: This is how I understand it. "Someone who knows what they're doing" is another thought, but you'll be howled down in some circles about the grammar! And "he/she" is so ugly. This fits and sounds good.
9 hrs
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10 hrs
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
6
Danish term (edited):
Det kr�ver sin mand.
you´ve got to have what it takes
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