Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Der skal være højt til loftet
English translation:
room for your own ideas
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Marta Riosalido
Feb 10, 2012 09:42
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Der skal være højt til loftet
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Nordjyllandslejren hylder tanken om "frihed under ansvar", og det gælder både for børn og voksne. Vi er jo på sommerferie, så der skal være højt til loftet - og gerne meget højt. Her skal være plads til spontane indfald, som gør lejren sjovere.
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Proposed translations
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| 4 | room for your own ideas |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 | There should be room for differences |
holmgeirsson
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| 4 | so the participants should have free reins |
Stig Jensen
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| 4 | The sky is the limit |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | There should be room for adventure |
564354352 (X)
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| 3 | wiggle room (see below) |
Mel Willetts (X)
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Proposed translations
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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
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room for your own ideas
Sometimes this means literally space to move around in, but here it is obviously more metaphorical as well.
scope for your own ideas, freedom of choice.
Sometimes it means open minded, and Gyldendal suggests ´room for differences of opinion´, but that is probably not relevant here.
On a holiday it probably means being able to ´do your own things´ as well as joining in group activities.
scope for your own ideas, freedom of choice.
Sometimes it means open minded, and Gyldendal suggests ´room for differences of opinion´, but that is probably not relevant here.
On a holiday it probably means being able to ´do your own things´ as well as joining in group activities.
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There should be room for differences
Højt til loftet » Plads til forskelligheder
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-02-10 09:54:48 GMT)
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The idea is that you do not overly restrict personal freedom. There is less pressure from above / the surroundings, to "conform". You are free to do as you please.
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-02-10 09:54:48 GMT)
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The idea is that you do not overly restrict personal freedom. There is less pressure from above / the surroundings, to "conform". You are free to do as you please.
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There should be room for adventure
I would suggest an interpretation in the context here rather than the dictionary translation.
This is a clever double use of the idiom/metaphor 'højt til loftet', which is also used to refer to the freedom of being out in the open, so that 'loftet' can also mean the sky, as in 'being out and about with nothing to clutter the view to the open sky'.
Typically used about the sense of being away from the city with its overshadowing buildings, shut off from nature.
This is a clever double use of the idiom/metaphor 'højt til loftet', which is also used to refer to the freedom of being out in the open, so that 'loftet' can also mean the sky, as in 'being out and about with nothing to clutter the view to the open sky'.
Typically used about the sense of being away from the city with its overshadowing buildings, shut off from nature.
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Stig Jensen
United States
United States
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English
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United States
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Native in: Danish , English
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish
so the participants should have free reins
Altså frie tøjler. Desværre bruger mange amerikanere "free reigns" i stedet for, men det er nu "free reins", som er det originale udtryk.
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Christopher Schröder
: should be free rein singular
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yes, you're absolutely right, thanks
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12 hrs
wiggle room (see below)
I enjoy these idiomatic phrases where you can become somewhat creative in your translation, and in English you will have an array of choices. I would be inclined to translate "Vi er jo på sommerferie, så der skal være højt til loftet - og gerne meget højt" into English as something like "We're on our summer holidays, so we are going to have wiggle room to do our own thing, and plenty of it."
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The sky is the limit
just another suggestion. This is often used to indicate there should be no ceiling.
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