rammende
English translation: pointedly /incisive / aptly
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| 4 | fitting/appropriately |
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| 4 | appropriate |
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| 4 | aptly gave |
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| 4 | pointedly |
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| 3 | apt/incisive |
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apt/incisive Explanation: . |
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fitting/appropriately Explanation: It depends somewhat on the preceding sentence, but it could be something along the lines of "he gave it the fitting title of XXX", "which was how he appropriately named/titled it", etc. |
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appropriate Explanation: This is what "rammende" means in this context: appropriate, to the point Here the Danish explanation from Politikens Nudansk Ordbog: "som passer præcis på den el. det der beskrives d han gav en rammende beskrivelse af hende · en rammende betegnelse · en rammende bemærkning" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2009-04-13 15:24:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Of course, if maintaining the adverb structure in English, it should be "appropriately" instead of "appropriate", but I would suggest changing it to an adjective form here and e.g. write "which he gave the very appropriate title..." as done in for example this article: "Before that there will be a compilation of various short stories he wrote during the 90s, which will be released next summer under the appropriate title of Re-heated Cabbage." (http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/3414-coming-home-to-... |
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aptly gave Explanation: which he very aptly gave the title |
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pointedly Explanation: I like all the other suggestions as well but depending on the context "pointedly" could also be used. A definition of "pointed" as it applies to "remarks made": expressing criticism in a direct and unambiguous way. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/01/books/leave-em-weak-and-po... Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=laMRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA842&lpg=P... |
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