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Translation - Danish-English - Er du sur på mig

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Title
Er du sur på mig
Text
Submitted by buketnur
Source language: Danish

Er du sur på mig

Title
Are you cross with me?
Translation
English

Translated by pias
Target language: English

Are you cross with me?
Validated by lilian canale - 4 September 2008 00:02





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2 September 2008 19:29

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Perhaps "because of me" would be better.

2 September 2008 19:43

pias
Number of messages: 8114
Ok I'll edit.

3 September 2008 08:54

wkn
Number of messages: 332
In Danish, "Er du sur på mig" does not mean sulkyness because of me rather directed at me, as in "Are you mad at me". I don't know if there's another specific English phrase covering that.

3 September 2008 09:05

pias
Number of messages: 8114
Thanks wkn,
that is what I tried to write first: "Are you sulky at me?", but since Lilian know how to put the English right, I changed.

3 September 2008 09:31

pias
Number of messages: 8114
Can one use "whiny" or "fretful" here instead of sulky: "Are you whiny at me?"

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CC: lilian canale

3 September 2008 12:40

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Good morning Pia

We have to define exactly what "sur" mean.

Those adjectives you mentioned have some differences in meaning. Could you explain in other words or in what situation the original in Danish would be used? So that I could find the exact one in English.

3 September 2008 14:20

pias
Number of messages: 8114
Good morning Lilian

... it's when you become dissatisfied or irritated at someone ](I think a swear is "pissed of", sorry!) when they have done something you didn't liked, you became surly at them.

trumpen unge

3 September 2008 14:40

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
Hej Pia. I think you can use : Are you crabby at me" or " Are you grouchy at me?"

3 September 2008 14:41

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
What about "moody at me"?

3 September 2008 14:48

pias
Number of messages: 8114
Yes, "grouchy" or "moody" seems to be right words What word is best here?

3 September 2008 15:08

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
Hej again. ""moody at me" conveys the right meaning of "sur" too.

3 September 2008 15:38

pias
Number of messages: 8114
Ok I'll edit to Lilians word!

3 September 2008 21:32

Anita_Luciano
Number of messages: 1670
That´s funny, I would just have translated it to: Are you angry with me

3 September 2008 21:31

pias
Number of messages: 8114
Ok, I thought that angry is a bit stronger word than mody. But since you are the Danish expert .. I trust you Anita.

Edit again?

CC: lilian canale

3 September 2008 21:57

OrdinaryCat
Number of messages: 8
"Are you mad at me?" or
"Are you angry with me?"

3 September 2008 22:52

wkn
Number of messages: 332
For once I disagree with Anita. "Sur" is imho not angry which would be "vred" in Danish. "Sur" is how you feel towards someone who keeps annoying you but does no serious harm.

My wife, who teaches English here in Denmark, says that the best phrases to convey the feeling are

Are you mad at me
or
Are you cross with me.

3 September 2008 23:06

Anita_Luciano
Number of messages: 1670
well, let´s meet at "cross" then, shall we? :-) I think that´s a mighty fine solution.

3 September 2008 23:11

tinobino
Number of messages: 1
Are you mad at me är korrekta översättningen

3 September 2008 23:44

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Well IMO "Are you cross with me?" is a bit lighter than "mad" or "angry". I think it may fit.