baby boomer

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22:57 Jun 7, 2010
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Additional field(s): History
English term or phrase: baby boomer
Definition from Wikipedia:
A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom.

Example sentence(s):
  • Just like millions of other baby boomers, my friend Judy lives quite a distance from her parents. babyboomers.com
  • First, in the 1950s and early 1960s, more schools were needed to accommodate large numbers of baby boomer students. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • The oldest baby boomers will celebrate their 65th birthdays in 2011. InfoWorld
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4En fra de store årgange
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En fra de store årgange


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en fra de store årgange (i 1940'erne)

Efter forholdsvis få børn blev født i tiårene inden anden verdenskrig, var der mange, der blev født under de sidste år af krigen og umiddelbart efter den.
Der har været flere ´store årgange´ siden, og perioder med ´små årgange´ imellem dem, f. eks. sidst i 1970'erne. De bedst kendte og mest markante store årgange er dog den generation, der blev født umiddelbart efter krigen.

Example sentence(s):
  • De store årgange i Danmark fra 1940'erne har fået mange forklaringer hæftet på sig. Hvorfor steg det danske fødselstal med 35-40 % på bare 5 år? Var det mørklægningens skyld? Var det p.g.a. stigende beskæftigelse? Var det p.g.a. varemangel og dermed en kompensation for manglende forbrugsmuligheder? Og de store årganges snarlige udtræden af arbejdsmarkedet vil givet påvirke debatten om ældrebyrden etc. Dette tema vil forsøge at belyse årsager og konsekvenser. - Center for Undervisningsmidler, Danmark  
  • Kun seks procent af de europæiske virksomheder forbereder sig på, at de store årgange snart går på pension. - Business.dk fra Berlingske Tidende  
Christine Andersen
Denmark
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