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lægge sig op af

English translation: mimic

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Danish term or phrase:lægge sig op ad
English translation:mimic
Entered by: Thomas T. Frost

16:09 Aug 13, 2014
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: lægge sig op af
Derfor blev emner som lægger sig op af vores kompetencer opprioriteret.
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 09:34
mimic
Explanation:
"lægge sig op ad" (not "af") means mimic, emulate, copy, imitate etc.

I have the impression that those who wrote that sentence wanted to say something else than "Hence, subjects that mimic our competences were prioritised/prioritized", as it is difficult to make sense of it, but that is what they have written.
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Thomas T. Frost
Portugal
Local time: 07:34
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Thomas T. Frost


  

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lægge sig op ad
mimic


Explanation:
"lægge sig op ad" (not "af") means mimic, emulate, copy, imitate etc.

I have the impression that those who wrote that sentence wanted to say something else than "Hence, subjects that mimic our competences were prioritised/prioritized", as it is difficult to make sense of it, but that is what they have written.

Example sentence(s):
  • Hence, subjects that mimic our competences were prioritised/prioritized.

    Reference: http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=l%C3%A6gge#udtryk-28
Thomas T. Frost
Portugal
Local time: 07:34
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

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neutral  Dana Sackett Lössl: I would choose to say something like "closely corresponding to."
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