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Dịch - Norwegian-English - Et forlag er godt for sÃ¥ meget, forskudd i...

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Title
Et forlag er godt for så meget, forskudd i...
Text
Submitted by feb
Source language: Norwegian

Et forlag er godt for så meget,
forskudd i millioner,
men nu er kravet steget
til splitter nye kroner ...
Remarks about the translation
This has been edited from what it originally was: koner --> kroner

Title
A publishing house is good for so much
Dịch
English

Translated by pias
Target language: English

A publishing house is good for so much,
millions in advance,
but now the demand has been raised
for even more money ...


Remarks about the translation
This is a bit of a free translation - the original says "brand new kroner", not "even more money".
Validated by kafetzou - 18 Tháng 1 2008 19:29





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16 Tháng 1 2008 22:57

kafetzou
Tổng số bài gửi: 7963
Something is wrong with this - it makes no sense. Is it possible that there was a typing error in the original text?

Anyway, the syntax is wrong in the English target. What does it mean to "demand to" something?

This should not have been accepted.

Hege, can you help here?

CC: dramati Hege

16 Tháng 1 2008 23:28

Tantine
Tổng số bài gửi: 2747
Hi Kafetzou

I imagine that ths means that as well as asking for the millions of kroner in advance for a book yet to be published, the author also asks for a brand new wife.

I'd prefer a brand new car myself

Bises
Tantine

16 Tháng 1 2008 23:42

kafetzou
Tổng số bài gửi: 7963
Oh! I get it - thanks, Tantine - sorry, Dramati - it totally makes sense now.

17 Tháng 1 2008 05:53

dramati
Tổng số bài gửi: 972
Gee, I wonder if I shouldn't have my book published there? Paid in Kroner and a Crone thrown in to boot!

17 Tháng 1 2008 06:00

kafetzou
Tổng số bài gửi: 7963

18 Tháng 1 2008 00:09

Tantine
Tổng số bài gửi: 2747
Oh David!!!!

I literally guffawed when I read that!!! I nearly fell of my typing stool.

In French I would say "Chapeau bas" otherwise said, I bow down low.

Bises
Tantine

18 Tháng 1 2008 03:44

kafetzou
Tổng số bài gửi: 7963
or "my hat is off to you"

18 Tháng 1 2008 08:40

feb
Tổng số bài gửi: 7
Kafetzou has right. There is a typo. It shall read "kroner" instead of "kone".

So all in all I understood it means "the demand is now raised for new krones".


18 Tháng 1 2008 10:51

pias
Tổng số bài gửi: 8113
Aha...so the English translation IS wrong then!

Shall I correct the accepted one dramati..or kafetzou or Tantine?

18 Tháng 1 2008 17:00

kafetzou
Tổng số bài gửi: 7963
OK; I just edited the original according to what feb wrote. Now what should the English translation be? Should it be "brand new coins"? Or does it simply mean that they are demanding more money? Why does it have the word "new"?

18 Tháng 1 2008 18:09

pias
Tổng số bài gửi: 8113
I think that feb has the answer kafetzou..
"the demand is now raised for new krones".

(if you can use the word krones instead of coins?)

the word "new" is just there to indicate that the money is completely new.

18 Tháng 1 2008 18:38

kafetzou
Tổng số bài gửi: 7963
Do you mean the money has been newly minted, or just that it's more money? It doesn't make sense in English to say "new money".

18 Tháng 1 2008 18:56

pias
Tổng số bài gửi: 8113
No it's NOT about newly minted.
..sorry for the bad explanation.

I guess it's just about more money as you suggest, can you say "fresh money"??

Or just:
"the demand is now raised for brand-new krones"

18 Tháng 1 2008 19:28

kafetzou
Tổng số bài gửi: 7963
That doesn't make sense in English - it sounds like they've been newly minted if you say "brand new". That's what I've been trying to explain. "Even more" would make the meaning much clearer. I will edit.

18 Tháng 1 2008 19:31

pias
Tổng số bài gửi: 8113
OK..Thanks!