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luren: Jeg er noget luren ved at svare præcist på det

English translation: hesitant

15:40 Sep 14, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / expressing caution over a question of ethics
Danish term or phrase: luren: Jeg er noget luren ved at svare præcist på det
This comes in an e-mail answer to a question addressed to an ethical committee, and although the question is simple enough, it has implications...

So the first sentence of the answer is:
Jeg er noget luren ved at svare præcist på det.

Then comes a long and fairly informal discussion, citation of regulations etc.

I think the sentence means ´I am a bit uncertain´ or ´It is hard to give a cut-and-dried- answer´.

Could it be a typo for loren?
Gyldendals suggests nervous, uneasy
to be chary about

Thanks for any suggestions!
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 21:33
English translation:hesitant
Explanation:
I think you're right that it's a typo for "loren", which according to Politikens Nudansk Ordbog has this definition<.

loren ved ng(t) som er urolig og bekymret for noget = betænkelig

So either what you already have or perhaps "hesitant" would work nicely in this context?
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Lisa Horan (X)
Denmark
Local time: 21:33
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Thank you very much!
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4 +4hesitant
Lisa Horan (X)
1I might have to be cautious with my answer
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
hesitant


Explanation:
I think you're right that it's a typo for "loren", which according to Politikens Nudansk Ordbog has this definition<.

loren ved ng(t) som er urolig og bekymret for noget = betænkelig

So either what you already have or perhaps "hesitant" would work nicely in this context?

Lisa Horan (X)
Denmark
Local time: 21:33
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

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agree  kargaard
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agree  Michele Fauble
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agree  Bente_F
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agree  Michael Davies
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
I might have to be cautious with my answer


Explanation:
I might have to be cautious with my answer

source:


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andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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