på langs og på tværs

English translation: The long and the short of it; widely and in depth; narrow and wide; across and down (a page, if the subject is speedreading)

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Danish term or phrase:på langs og på tværs
English translation:The long and the short of it; widely and in depth; narrow and wide; across and down (a page, if the subject is speedreading)
Entered by: Charlesp

10:50 Feb 8, 2006
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics
Danish term or phrase: på langs og på tværs
The title of a seminar:

Læsningens brændpunkter
og
Læsning, på langs og på tværs
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 06:47
The long and the short of it
Explanation:
Just a suggestion. Idiomatic, anyway.
Selected response from:

Don Spade (X)
Grading comment
all the answers were great. Thanks. Difficult to read this one though - (as for points, how about to the most origional answer.)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2from A to Z
Pieter_H
5In-depth reading
lone (X)
3 +1widely and in depth
Christine Andersen
3The long and the short of it
Don Spade (X)
2narrow and wide
Dan Schioenning Larsen
2across and down (a page)
Sven Petersson


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
på langs og på tværs
widely and in depth


Explanation:
widely and in depth

- just a sugestion.
I think the idea is that you need to have an overall perspective and go into detail - alternately or simultaneously, but without more context...

But it means getting the whole picture, not being superficial.

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diarmuid Kennan
4 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
på langs og på tværs
narrow and wide


Explanation:
Low confidence!

I'm guessing it could be about reading subject-specific or with a broader view, maybe.

Dan Schioenning Larsen
Denmark
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Danish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
på langs og på tværs
The long and the short of it


Explanation:
Just a suggestion. Idiomatic, anyway.

Don Spade (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
all the answers were great. Thanks. Difficult to read this one though - (as for points, how about to the most origional answer.)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Nice Dan.

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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
på langs og på tværs
from A to Z


Explanation:
It sounds to me that one will be highlighting all aspects of "læsning' (reading)at the seminar, so this might be an appropriate and related suggestion.

best regards,

Piet



Pieter_H
Norway
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in NorwegianNorwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katja Helmich: I think this sums up the meaning of the Danish term best
6 mins
  -> Takker og bukker!

agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
3 hrs
  -> Takk - og en god ettermiddag...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
In-depth reading


Explanation:
x


    Reference: http://www.soc.jhu.edu/courselist.html
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 01:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
på langs og på tværs
across and down (a page)


Explanation:
If the subject is "speed reading".

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, of course you may ask, but actually that is all I have. A certificate of attendence, of a seminar, using this title. So it may be a seminar about 'speed reading' but I have no clue. Thanks again so much for your attention to such details. Much appreciated.

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