Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
sparringspartner
English translation:
sounding board
Added to glossary by
Barbara Østergaard
Jul 1, 2003 09:48
20 yrs ago
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Danish term
Denmark
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Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 1 more.
sparring
Danish to English
Bus/Financial
Konsulenten vil ligeledes kunne bruges til sparring omkring hvordan virksomheden ønsker at styre deres forretning.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | sparring partner |
Christina Clark
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| 5 +3 | sounding board |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 5 | sounding wall |
Tore Bjerkek
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| 4 | sparring partner |
Rottie (X)
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| 4 | working partner/in a working partnership |
Pernille Chapman
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Proposed translations
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7 mins
Christina Clark
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Denmark
Highest Quality On Time
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Danish, Swedish to Danish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
164
Selected
sparring partner
to be used as a sparring partner
Et forslag...
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Note added at 2003-07-01 10:30:04 (GMT)
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Et andet forslag kunne være \'sounding board\', men det kommer naturligvis an på din sammenhæng.
se bl.a. her:
\"Obviously, we’re trying to create a “shadow team” for the executives, so they have someone on the board they can relate to and use as a sounding board between board meetings. Some of the roles are obvious, such as understanding the customer.\" http://www.millernash.com/hta/showarticles.asp?Show=305
og
\"When I was a manager, I would have really valued having someone outside of the organisation who I could use as a sounding board and who would provide objective and pragmatic feedback to help me stay on track.\"
http://www.juliemullins.com/leaders.htm
Et forslag...
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Note added at 2003-07-01 10:30:04 (GMT)
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Et andet forslag kunne være \'sounding board\', men det kommer naturligvis an på din sammenhæng.
se bl.a. her:
\"Obviously, we’re trying to create a “shadow team” for the executives, so they have someone on the board they can relate to and use as a sounding board between board meetings. Some of the roles are obvious, such as understanding the customer.\" http://www.millernash.com/hta/showarticles.asp?Show=305
og
\"When I was a manager, I would have really valued having someone outside of the organisation who I could use as a sounding board and who would provide objective and pragmatic feedback to help me stay on track.\"
http://www.juliemullins.com/leaders.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tak allesammen for jeres forslag. "Sounding board" var termen, jeg søgte. Tak for det!"
7 mins
sparring partner
.. can be used as a sparring partner ...
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or
... can be used for feedback purposes ....
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In Sweden we often use the exprssion: \"använda någon som bollplank\" which means that you throw an idea to a person and this person throws it back to you - but from a a different angle - just as the way a ball bounces back to you from a different angle when you throw it against a plank.
But I don´t think the expression can be literally translated into English.
Or can it: \"use somebody as a ball plank\"?
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Note added at 2003-07-01 10:10:18 (GMT)
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Sorry about the missing \"e\" in expression and the superfluous \"as\" in - just as the way ...\"
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Note added at 2003-07-01 10:00:13 (GMT)
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or
... can be used for feedback purposes ....
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Note added at 2003-07-01 10:08:17 (GMT)
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In Sweden we often use the exprssion: \"använda någon som bollplank\" which means that you throw an idea to a person and this person throws it back to you - but from a a different angle - just as the way a ball bounces back to you from a different angle when you throw it against a plank.
But I don´t think the expression can be literally translated into English.
Or can it: \"use somebody as a ball plank\"?
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Note added at 2003-07-01 10:10:18 (GMT)
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Sorry about the missing \"e\" in expression and the superfluous \"as\" in - just as the way ...\"
24 mins
Pernille Chapman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Danish
United Kingdom
Award-winning translations
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Danish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
96
working partner/in a working partnership
Jeg har brugt begge dele til at oversætte "sparringspartner" ved adskillige lejligheder, og det har klienterne altid været tilfredse med. Det vigtigste her må være, at man får fornemmelsen af samarbejde/ideudveksling osv. mellem konsulent og virksomhed.
1 hr
Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Canada
Canada
Accurate-Professional-Diverse Experience
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
82
sounding wall
Her i Canada og i England bruker vi «sounding wall»
http://www.edda.co.uk/dr.html
For many of these companies, EDDA has come to represent a constant helping hand, whether they require a specific service or general piece of advice, desire a sounding wall for a plan or idea, or seek a reference point for information and contacts.
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..or sounding board as Clark mentioned.
http://www.edda.co.uk/dr.html
For many of these companies, EDDA has come to represent a constant helping hand, whether they require a specific service or general piece of advice, desire a sounding wall for a plan or idea, or seek a reference point for information and contacts.
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Note added at 2003-07-01 12:24:35 (GMT)
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..or sounding board as Clark mentioned.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
lone (X)
: sounding board
19 mins
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+3
1 hr
sounding board
the use is sounding board here in the US. Listening to and giving feedback for new ideas.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Terry Arness
53 mins
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tak
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| agree |
crowntrans (X)
3 hrs
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tak
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| agree |
Helen Johnson
: also here in the UK, I think.
4 hrs
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tak
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