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kronen på værket

English translation: the icing on the cake

08:54 Jul 26, 2004
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Danish term or phrase: kronen på værket
I know this means something like "piece de la resistance", but I'm looking for something in English.
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English translation:the icing on the cake
Explanation:
se definitionen på nedennævnte link.
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Margit Pehrsson (X)
Local time: 14:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2the icing on the cake
Margit Pehrsson (X)
5 +1top it all
Paul Larkin (X)
5the crowning glory, the coping stone, the climax
Lingua DK


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
kronen på værket
the crowning glory, the coping stone, the climax


Explanation:
from Gyldendal (Vinterberg og Bodelsen)- one of the above suggestions

Lingua DK
Denmark
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: Danish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
kronen på værket
the icing on the cake


Explanation:
se definitionen på nedennævnte link.


    Reference: http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/the+icing+on+the+cake
Margit Pehrsson (X)
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dan Schioenning Larsen
1 hr
agree  abborre
11 hrs
neutral  Yngve Roennike: however, that is not the original meaning. In some contexts it could mean that.
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
top it all


Explanation:
set the seal but but beware, the term can also be ironic:

'..and to top it all you'll never believe what he did next....'

also 'set the seal'


Paul Larkin (X)
Local time: 06:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yngve Roennike: or just crowning achievement
4 days
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