Jun 19, 2009 23:25
14 yrs ago
Danish term
der gik ry af
Danish to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
A group of school children, describing the horror of seeing their esteemed headmaster playing the role of a drunkard, write: "Der gik mellem de voksne ry af denne praestation, der nok ogsaa har vaeret talentfuld, men for os born var det en meget rystende oplevelse at se..." Most is quite clear to me, but I'm unsure of the best way to translate the first part (concerning the reaction of the adults present).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | word of his performance |
Nikolaj Widenmann
|
| 4 | was renowned for |
Marianne Sorensen
|
| 3 | developed quite a reputation (here:) There was a lot of talk about it |
Christine Andersen
|
Proposed translations
6 mins
Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
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16
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word of his performance
In this contest, I would translate it is "word of this performance, which no doubt was quite talented, quickly spread among the adults; but for us children..."
Ry actually means reputation, but I think in this context "word of his performance" might be suitable.
Good luck.
Ry actually means reputation, but I think in this context "word of his performance" might be suitable.
Good luck.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Mange tak!"
14 hrs
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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75
developed quite a reputation (here:) There was a lot of talk about it
'ry' is often translated with something like reputation or good name.
"This performance earned him quite a reputation among the grown ups"
"He made something of a name for hmself with this performance ..."
However, I might be tempted simply to write "There was a lot of talk about it among the grown ups, but it was a great shock to the children ..."
HTH
"This performance earned him quite a reputation among the grown ups"
"He made something of a name for hmself with this performance ..."
However, I might be tempted simply to write "There was a lot of talk about it among the grown ups, but it was a great shock to the children ..."
HTH
14 hrs
Marianne Sorensen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Works in field
Denmark
Danish MA and web journalist
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 2 more.
was renowned for
.. også en mulighed, kræver ikke så meget omskrivning
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