carry the rice home one grain at a time

Danish translation: i kontekst: gå over åen efter vand / det tager 7 lange og 7 brede

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

English term or phrase:	carry the rice home one grain at a time
Danish translation:	i kontekst: gå over åen efter vand / det tager 7 lange og 7 brede
Entered by:	Lingua Danica

06:37 Oct 23, 2006

English to Danish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

English term or phrase: carry the rice home one grain at a time

Without our solutions you’d have to carry the rice home
one grain at a time.

Susanne Roelands KudoZ activity Questions: 2069 (4 open) (3 without valid answers) (62 closed without grading) Answers: 420 Portugal
Local time: 04:56

i kontekst: gå over åen efter vand / det tager 7 lange og 7 brede

Explanation:
At arbejde uden vores løsninger er som at gå over åen efter vand.
Uden vores løsninger tager det syv lange og syv brede.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 36 mins (2006-10-23 07:14:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

"det er et værre slavearbejde" er næppe politisk korrekt....

Selected response from:

Lingua Danica
Denmark
Local time: 05:56

Grading comment

Tak for hjælpen.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

i kontekst: gå over åen efter vand / det tager 7 lange og 7 brede

Lingua Danica

grinding corn in a pepper mill / cutting the lawn with nail scissors

Christine Andersen

Answers

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

i kontekst: gå over åen efter vand / det tager 7 lange og 7 brede

Lingua Danica
Denmark
Local time: 05:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Tak for hjælpen.

1 hr confidence:

grinding corn in a pepper mill / cutting the lawn with nail scissors

Explanation:
These are family expressions - I don't know if others use them!

My mother really does (or did until very recently - she's over 80) trim the edges of the lawn with the kitchen scissors. - She says she enjoys it, and there's no stopping her. The rest of us use a strimmer or keep away from gardening altogether!

I forget the origins of the peppermill expression, but we have a tendency to do odd experiments round the kitchen table, and this is a regular comment.

:-)

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

carry the rice home one grain at a time

Danish translation: i kontekst: gå over åen efter vand / det tager 7 lange og 7 brede

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

Your current localization setting

Select a language

carry the rice home one grain at a time

Danish translation: i kontekst: gå over åen efter vand / det tager 7 lange og 7 brede

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

You have native languages that can be verified

Your current localization setting

Select a language