last-place team

Danish translation: bundhold

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English term or phrase:last-place team
Danish translation:bundhold
Entered by: aha

11:31 Nov 15, 2006
English to Danish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: last-place team
Jeg tror det er et baseball-udtryk, og jeg forstår godt meningen, men kan ikke finde ud af at omsætte det til brugbart dansk i sammenhængen. Det handler om at få folk til at yde mere på jobbet (se også mit næste spørgsmål):

"Surround yourself with mediocrity, and it becomes harder to give 100 percent. In professional sports, there are many examples of athletes who struggle while playing for a *last-place team* only to bounce back when they’re traded to a playoff contender. The fact that they’re suddenly surrounded by a coach and teammates who expect and demand superior performance causes them to dig within themselves and produce better results."
aha
Denmark
Local time: 07:48
bundhold
Explanation:
- hører man, når det gælder fodbold.
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Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 07:48
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Tak. Den tager jeg.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3bundhold
Randi Stenstrop
5et hold, der ligger på sidstepladsen
Birgitte Engelbrechtsen


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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
et hold, der ligger på sidstepladsen


Explanation:
I believe this is what you would say - using sports terminology. You can continue to call play-off contender: et hold, der spiller med om oprykning.

Birgitte Engelbrechtsen
Denmark
Local time: 07:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Derringdo: Er enig med første del, men ville ikke bruge anden del. Et hold der ligger til oprykning spiller typisk ikke i øverste liga og vil derfor ikke høre til blandt de bedste hold....
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bundhold


Explanation:
- hører man, når det gælder fodbold.

Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 07:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Tak. Den tager jeg.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: Det var, hvad jeg ville foreslå - selv om det måske føles som r*ven af den 4. division i tilfældet her :-)
17 mins
  -> Jeg har hørt bundhold brugt helt neutralt - det med 4. deivision tror jeg afhænger af tonefaldet :-)

agree  Derringdo: Ja
2 hrs

agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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