Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
kransekagefigur
English translation:
figurehead
Added to glossary by
Lingua DK
Sep 13, 2009 20:09
14 yrs ago
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Danish term
Denmark
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Native in: Danish 
Works in: French to Danish, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 1 more.
kransekagefigur
Danish to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
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Faktisk:
Kransekagefigur-efffekten!
I mit forlæg bruges "Marzipan ring cake effect" .. det kan kun bruges sammen men en kulturel udredning om vore kulinariske specialiteter.
Hvilke alternativer på engelsk, der giver meningen og holder lidt fast i billedet?
Kransekagefigur-efffekten!
I mit forlæg bruges "Marzipan ring cake effect" .. det kan kun bruges sammen men en kulturel udredning om vore kulinariske specialiteter.
Hvilke alternativer på engelsk, der giver meningen og holder lidt fast i billedet?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | figurehead |
Lingua DK
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| 3 | just a pretty face |
Christine Andersen
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Change log
Sep 14, 2009 06:20: Susanne Rosenberg changed "Language pair" from "English to Danish" to "Danish to English"
Sep 27, 2009 07:45: Lingua DK Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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figurehead
kransekagefigur substantiv <-en, -er, -erne>
Oversættelser
[Figurativt] figurehead - He is nothing but a figurehead for the operation
Dette er ordbogen.com's forslag. Jeg ved ikke, om det "holder" i denne forbindelse. Men der er da nogle google-hits.
Oversættelser
[Figurativt] figurehead - He is nothing but a figurehead for the operation
Dette er ordbogen.com's forslag. Jeg ved ikke, om det "holder" i denne forbindelse. Men der er da nogle google-hits.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Michael Davies
: Ja, det lyder rigtigt.
10 hrs
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| agree |
e-beth (X)
: Gyldendal er også enig:-)
10 hrs
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| agree |
farmor
: Passer godt
4 days
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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just a pretty face
This is often used in the negative sense, meaning 'ikke bare en kransekagefigur', but it does carry the meaning in some contexts.
Front-man comes up in my thesaurus
Puppet might work in some situations, but is somewhat negative.
(puppet ruler, the management's puppet)
Front-man comes up in my thesaurus
Puppet might work in some situations, but is somewhat negative.
(puppet ruler, the management's puppet)
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