Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
fandens karl
English translation:
quite the stud
Added to glossary by
Tara Chace
Jul 24, 2006 22:21
17 yrs ago
Danish term
fandens karl
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
In a novel, a young man is having an affair with his English professor. The professor wants it to be secret so she doesn't lose her job. The man wants to strut around town and show off his girlfriend. They're arguing about this:
Kvinden: "Jeg skammer mig fordi en voksen kvinde som mig ikke burde interessere sig for drenge hun næsten kunne være mor til."
Drengen: "Så skulle du godt nok have været tidligt ude," sagde han.
Kvinden: "Seksten år," sagde hun. "Det findes folk som bliver mødre når de er seksten... Nej, jeg mener bare" fortsatte hun, "at folk kan jo tænke alt muligt om mig. Om dig tænker de jo bare at du er en fandens karl. Men mig…"
Kvinden: "Jeg skammer mig fordi en voksen kvinde som mig ikke burde interessere sig for drenge hun næsten kunne være mor til."
Drengen: "Så skulle du godt nok have været tidligt ude," sagde han.
Kvinden: "Seksten år," sagde hun. "Det findes folk som bliver mødre når de er seksten... Nej, jeg mener bare" fortsatte hun, "at folk kan jo tænke alt muligt om mig. Om dig tænker de jo bare at du er en fandens karl. Men mig…"
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | quite the stud | Suzanne Blangsted (X) |
4 | hell of a guy | lone (X) |
Proposed translations
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quite the stud
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Note from asker:
Thank you so much! I'd guessed at "quite a stud" and this confirms it. So much better than the options my dictionary gave! |
Peer comment(s):
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Kathy Saranpa
: In this context, definitely the right tone
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Thank you Kathy
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agree |
Derringdo
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thank you
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agree |
Erik Macki
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Thank you Erik
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agree |
Karina Perry (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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hell of a guy
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Reference:
Note from asker:
Thank you, Lone! This is definitely a good translation of the expression. |
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