Aug 25, 2010 11:46
13 yrs ago
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Danish term
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hestevenindehistorie
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hun er nu klar med endnu en underholdende, stemningsfuld og spændende hestevenindehistorie for de 9-13-årige piger.
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girls' horse story
Could be "girlfriends' horse story", but 'girlfriends' can be taken out of context.
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story about the friendship between a young girl and a filly
The explanation is longer and less eloquent than the Danish phrase.
A filly is a young female horse, not yet a mare. This reminds me of the film "My friend Flikka". There is obviously a series of stores that share this theme. You might say "A young girl and her filly". Each series probably has a title with fictional names.
A filly is a young female horse, not yet a mare. This reminds me of the film "My friend Flikka". There is obviously a series of stores that share this theme. You might say "A young girl and her filly". Each series probably has a title with fictional names.
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Jeppe Fischer
: I don't read the Danish sentence as if it's a friendship between a girl and a filly, but between two girls who are both fond of horses.
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Friendship between people and animals is as common as any other type of friendship, true and mutual, and almost all of these stories are exactly about that. "My Friend Flikka", "Black Beauty", "The Black Stallion", and now these stories mentioned here.
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Christopher Schröder
: Whatever the Danish meaning, Black Beauty for one was a boy :-)
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I am well aware of that
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Jeppe Fischer
Denmark
Denmark
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Denmark
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story about girls and their love for horses
I agree with Brian that the English version of the Danish "hestevenindehistorie" - for once - has to consist of several words.
But opposite to Brian I understand the Danish sentence as if it's about the friendship of two (or more) girls and their common love for horses.
But opposite to Brian I understand the Danish sentence as if it's about the friendship of two (or more) girls and their common love for horses.
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Brian Young
: I think perhaps we are all reading more into that sentence than it actually contains. "hestevenindehistorie". I think there could be more than one interpretation, but I don't get the feeling that it is "girls" in plural. This reminds me of "Black Beauty".
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I guess you can be friends with yourself, but I still think there must be at least two girls to form a friendship; as I don't think the word "hestevendinde" in that regard covers a girl who is a friend of a horse. I just find that very unlikely.
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Mette Vedsoe
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Medical translator. MSc Pharm/Chemistry
Native in: Danish
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, Norwegian to English
a story about horse-crazy girls and friendship
Just another suggestion.
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Marianne Sorensen
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Denmark
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Denmark
Danish MA and web journalist
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story about horse-enthusiastic girls and friendship
Sounds right in my ears :-)
If it is flap copy it has to be snappy.
If it is flap copy it has to be snappy.
Reference:
http://www.google.dk/#hl=da&q=horse-enthusiastic&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=5822304d3b1c43e3
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