bag lyset (in this context)

English translation: mislead

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Danish term or phrase:bag lyset (in this context)
English translation:mislead
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

18:07 Apr 6, 2009
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / Cuba
Danish term or phrase: bag lyset (in this context)
The book on Cuba continues: "...er en inappellabel dom over et regime etableret ved at fore et helt folk bag lyset,..." TIA
María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 09:39
mislead
Explanation:
another way of saying the same thing
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 08:39
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1in the dark
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4Deceiving
Soren Petersen
3by deceiving the people
Lise Leavitt
3mislead
Diarmuid Kennan


  

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by deceiving the people


Explanation:


Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 04:39
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 3
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Deceiving


Explanation:
...by deceiving an entire nation... would be my guess

Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 03:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in the dark


Explanation:
by keeping everyone in the dark, by keeping the whole population in the dark

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10

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agree  David Young (X)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mislead


Explanation:
another way of saying the same thing

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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