Mar 12, 2008 08:40
16 yrs ago
Danish term
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fordervelse
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Hi. This from from Holberg's "Moral Thoughts".
"Den beste Ting kand blive til Fordervelse..."
Many thanks.
"Den beste Ting kand blive til Fordervelse..."
Many thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | corruption or depravity |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 | can turn sour |
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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Proposed translations
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
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Denmark
the message, not just the words
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corruption or depravity
Just out of the top of my head, but I think you could find some parrallels.
Depravity is a mite worse morally, while corruption is - well, bad, but perhaps more 'passive' and less cunning.
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-03-12 08:49:16 GMT)
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sorry, should be parallels of course.
The modern spelling of Holberg's word would be fordærvelse.
Depravity is a mite worse morally, while corruption is - well, bad, but perhaps more 'passive' and less cunning.
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-03-12 08:49:16 GMT)
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sorry, should be parallels of course.
The modern spelling of Holberg's word would be fordærvelse.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hi Christine.
Many thanks,
Richard."
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Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Denmark
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Denmark
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can turn sour
I think the idea of rot/decay should be preserved.
Example sentence:
love can be lost, joy can turn sour
Oh how the sweet can turn sour...
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