Feb 9, 2005 15:19
19 yrs ago
Danish term
Højt at flyve - Dybt at falde
Non-PRO
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
What is this expression in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | The higher you fly, the further you fall |
Eliza-Anna
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| 4 +2 | pride comes before a fall |
Terence Ajbro
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| 5 | What goes up - must come down |
Pia Walker
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Proposed translations
2 mins
Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Meaning and understanding in a package.
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, English
Danish term (edited):
H�jt at flyve - Dybt at falde
Selected
The higher you fly, the further you fall
Ninety nine and a half percent sure of this one!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+2
1 min
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Danish term (edited):
H�jt at flyve - Dybt at falde
pride comes before a fall
or more colloquially: the bigger they come, the harder they fall.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
lone (X)
11 mins
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| agree |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
52 mins
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4 mins
Pia Walker
Native in Danish
Native in: Danish (Variants: Jutlandic, Standard (rigsdansk)) 
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 3 more.
Danish term (edited):
H�jt at flyve - Dybt at falde
What goes up - must come down
self explanatory - Pia
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