den rød tråd

English translation: the common thread, the connecting thread

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Danish term or phrase:røde tråd (den røde tråd)
English translation:the common thread, the connecting thread
Entered by: Christine Andersen

13:17 Apr 4, 2006
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Danish term or phrase: den rød tråd
Is 'the red thread' correct, or are there other sayings that mean the same thing as 'den rød tråd'?
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the common thread, the connecting thread
Explanation:
Expressions like 'the common thread in all this was ...'

'I completely lost the thread ...'

'You have to find the connecting thread ...'

are just as frequently used without any reference to the colour red. (All found in www.ordbogen.com)

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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 16:18
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4the common thread, the connecting thread
Christine Andersen
4Scarlet thread
Aase Kristin Bleka
3 +1leitmotif (also spelled leitmotiv)
Terence Ajbro


Discussion entries: 2





  

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Scarlet thread


Explanation:
"It runs like a scarlet thread through..."

Aase Kristin Bleka
Norway
Local time: 16:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
den røde tråd
the common thread, the connecting thread


Explanation:
Expressions like 'the common thread in all this was ...'

'I completely lost the thread ...'

'You have to find the connecting thread ...'

are just as frequently used without any reference to the colour red. (All found in www.ordbogen.com)



Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diarmuid Kennan: common thread
11 mins

agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
25 mins

agree  lone (X)
31 mins

agree  Daphne Theodoraki: "main thread" as well.
33 mins
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
leitmotif (also spelled leitmotiv)


Explanation:
May not be what you can use in your context (very little given), but leitmotiv can be used to indicate a recurring theme in a text (usual novels, but also music).

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: Thaks - this fitted precisely in another context, better this time than the thread.
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