Streetwise

Danish translation: storbyvant

12:16 Nov 13, 2009
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English term or phrase: Streetwise
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men findes der eet ord paa dansk, som daekker streetwise?
English-Dani (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:46
Danish translation:storbyvant
Explanation:
kunne måske være en mulighed, hvis det altså skal være ét ord...

Gyldendals foreslår disse muligheder:

gadevant
[som forstår at begå sig i en storby]
som kender byen (og har instinkt for, hvordan man klarer sig i den)



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Note added at 16 mins (2009-11-13 12:32:15 GMT)
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Jeg har også set/hørt "streetwise" blive brugt uoversat.
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Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 04:46
Grading comment
Ja, det daekker bedst i denne sammenhaeng
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1gadevant
Torben AXELSEN
3storbyvant
Malberg


  

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streetwise
storbyvant


Explanation:
kunne måske være en mulighed, hvis det altså skal være ét ord...

Gyldendals foreslår disse muligheder:

gadevant
[som forstår at begå sig i en storby]
som kender byen (og har instinkt for, hvordan man klarer sig i den)



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Note added at 16 mins (2009-11-13 12:32:15 GMT)
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Jeg har også set/hørt "streetwise" blive brugt uoversat.

Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 04:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Ja, det daekker bedst i denne sammenhaeng
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streetwise
gadevant


Explanation:
som forstår at begå sig i en storby

iflg. Gyldendals elektroniske ordbog, Engelsk-Dansk Ordbog, 14. udgave

Torben AXELSEN
Finland
Local time: 05:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Haxen: Jeg synes det dækker bedre end storbyvant, fordi det fortæller hvilket plan man er vant til at færdes på i byen.
1 hr

neutral  Malberg: Enig, som det jo også fremgår af mit indlæg, hvor jeg allerede har nævnt ”gadevant” som en mulighed (jeg går ud fra, du ikke har nået at bemærke dette).
12 hrs
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