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Title
личное сообщение
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Submitted by tatianajul
Source language: Danish

"Kære Tatiana, tillykke med din aflevering - godt gået! Det må føles ret godt. Din tilpasning til tingene lød så sej, måske jeg skulle få mig et statistikkursus hos dig ved lejlighed, hehe. Altid humørbringende og inspirerende, at tale med dig.Stort knus fra Berlin, Nana.".
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The British dialect

Title
личное сообщение
Translation
English

Translated by jairhaas
Target language: English

Dear Tatiana, congratulations on your delivery - well done! It probably feels good. Your adaptation to things sounded so cool, maybe I should sign up for one of your courses in statistics someday (ha, ha...). It's always enjoyable and inspiring talking to you. A big hug from Berlin, Nana.
Validated by lilian canale - 24 October 2009 22:13





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23 October 2009 00:48

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
Your adaptation to things seems so TOUGH/DIFFICULT.
Don't understand the word "joyable" in this context- - would say mood-generating.
Big HUGS and not KISS.

23 October 2009 08:44

jairhaas
Number of messages: 261
It seems to me that you have been using a dictionary. Literally the word "sej" indeed means "tough", but this is by no means what is meant here, believe me. Young people use it as slang very often (at least 10 times a day) for "cool" (the way "tough" is often used in English). There is no other way to understand it here, no way!

You are right, KISS should be substituted with HUG, thank you.

"joyable" seems fine to me, "mood-generating" is not something you say to a person in private conversation, even if it might be a more literal translation. In translation one has to catch the spirit of the content as well.

23 October 2009 15:02

iepurica
Number of messages: 2102
If gamine has been using a dictionary, maybe you should also look in one. Because the word "joyable" does not even exist.

Maybe you wanted to say "enjoyable".

Besides, "lød" is a Past Tense form of the verb "at lyde" ("to sound" in English), so even if you use "seem" instead (which is not quite the right translation, but I guess it can be used), the correct form should have been "seemed" and not "seems".

On the other hand "jeg skulle få mig et statistikkursus hos dig ved lejlighed" means actually "maybe I should get a statistics course from you when the opportunity arises". You didn't translate "ved lejlighed".
CC: gamine

23 October 2009 20:13

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
Anita, have just seen that your on line. Can you help with this translation, please. Can't wait for your answer, but will read in when I'm back.

CC: iepurica Anita_Luciano

23 October 2009 20:25

Anita_Luciano
Number of messages: 1670
I agree with jairhaas that "sej" in this context should indeed be translated to "cool".

And I'd simply translate "ved lejlighed" to "some day".

"Humørbringende" means something like: Makes me cheerful/happy, so I guess enjoyable could be used here.

Oh, and "lød" should be "sounded".

Did I remember to comment on everything? :-)

CC: iepurica gamine

24 October 2009 00:42

iepurica
Number of messages: 2102
Anita, thank you very much. To be honest I did not think about that "someday", it sounds actually much better than my alternative.

A nice evening and weekend to everybody!

CC: gamine

24 October 2009 01:08

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
Thanks so much for your help, Anita. As I told jairhaas he could be right as I don't live in Denmark anymore and that I was not aware of all the ways the young people now. So to me the best ting to do was to ask you, and a usually you found the solutions. Thanks so much again, dear expert.

CC: iepurica

24 October 2009 10:50

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Thanks guys.

I think I've made all the edits you suggested and included a few minor corrections of syntax. Could you check if the translation is fine now, please?

CC: iepurica

24 October 2009 13:21

Anita_Luciano
Number of messages: 1670
I would still correct "sounds" to "sounded"

24 October 2009 17:57

jairhaas
Number of messages: 261
Instead of "enjoyable" I suggest "joyful" (which was what I meant in the first place, "joyable" was obviously mistaken)