above and beyond

Danish translation: overgik dig selv

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English term or phrase:above and beyond
Danish translation:overgik dig selv
Entered by: Dinny

08:36 Jul 16, 2007
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / HR related
English term or phrase: above and beyond
The whole phrase is:
Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond to finish a project.

A good Danish translation of 'above and beyond' would be appreciated. Thanks! ;-)
Dinny
Greece
Local time: 09:26
overgik dig selv
Explanation:
- lidt mere ekstremt -
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Tine Wanning
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:26
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Jeg tror, jeg foretrækker denne oversættelse, selv om de andre såmænd lige så godt kunne bruges.
Tak for hjælpen! :-)
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Summary of answers provided
4gjorde alt, hvad du (overhovedet) kunne
Marie Halvorsen
3gjorde dit yderste
Eliza-Anna
3overgik dig selv
Tine Wanning


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gjorde dit yderste


Explanation:
This is only a suggestion and I am not 100% confident.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-16 09:46:14 GMT)
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Anyway, I think this sentence calls for a more idiomatic rendition:) than my suggestion.

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gjorde alt, hvad du (overhovedet) kunne


Explanation:
My suggestion is structured as a relative sentence, which is often used in Danish instead of the more compact English sentence structure.

In this case, however, I think Eliza-Anna's suggestion would work fine as well. :-)

Marie Halvorsen
United States
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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overgik dig selv


Explanation:
- lidt mere ekstremt -

Tine Wanning
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Jeg tror, jeg foretrækker denne oversættelse, selv om de andre såmænd lige så godt kunne bruges.
Tak for hjælpen! :-)
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