for næsten af den

Danish to English Bus/Financial Investment / Securities Missing word?

It looks like there is a word missing in this sentence. Correct?

Striden med F er opstået, fordi F. har købt selskabet LV for næsten af den danske forretningsmand G.

Proposed translations (English)

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bought the company LV right under the nose of den danske, osv.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)

Discussion

Suzanne Blangsted (X) Jan 19, 2006:

Maybe the sentence should read : fordi F har k�bt selskabet LV for n�sen af den danske forretningsmand

Proposed translations

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Suzanne Blangsted (X)

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Native in Danish & English

Danish term (edited): for n�sten af den

Selected

bought the company LV right under the nose of den danske, osv.

måske - noget lignende hvis der er en stavefejl

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Note added at 30 mins (2006-01-19 20:06:00 GMT)
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I also have a typo - it should ead "right under the nose of the Danish, osv."

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Note added at 31 mins (2006-01-19 20:06:51 GMT)
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these typos add up - I saw ead which of course is "read" - It is time for a break.

Peer comment(s):

agree	lone (X) : tend to agree 1 min
	Funny "tend to agree". Yes, only if it is a typo in "næsen"
agree	Diarmuid Kennan 11 hrs

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Tusen tack for detta! I think your are probably correct. I'll inform the PM as well."

Glossary entry (derived from question below)

Danish term or phrase:

for næsen af den

English translation:

under the nose of

Danish term

for næsten af den

Discussion

Proposed translations

bought the company LV right under the nose of den danske, osv.

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