Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
imødegået (sentence)
English translation:
was received with (then typos)
Added to glossary by
Paul Larkin (X)
Apr 14, 2005 22:18
19 yrs ago
Danish term
Italy
25 anni al servizio dell'italiano
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, Danish to Italian, English to Italian, and 1 more.
imødegået (sentence)
Danish to English
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Ønsket om en lidt hårdere model *blev imødegået med, at hen for hår madras ikke er godt for ryggen for 99 pct. at befolkningen.
I hope I'm not profiting too much of the kindnessthe Danish-English group, but the sense of the sentence from * is rather unclear to me..
I hope I'm not profiting too much of the kindnessthe Danish-English group, but the sense of the sentence from * is rather unclear to me..
Proposed translations
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| 4 | was received with (then typos) |
Paul Larkin (X)
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| 4 | elicited the response that |
Margit Pehrsson (X)
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| 4 | countered; opposed; refuted |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | got the response that |
Kathy Saranpa
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Proposed translations
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was received with (then typos)
There seem to be typos in what you have posted:
The desire for a slightly harder model was received with, that a too hard mattress is not good for the back for 99% of the population.
The desire for a slightly harder model was received with, that a too hard mattress is not good for the back for 99% of the population.
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Comment: "tusend tak!"
32 mins
elicited the response that
elicited the response that for 99% of the population too hard a mattress was not good.
35 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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Danish term (edited):
im�deg�et (sentence)
countered; opposed; refuted
:o)
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-04-14 22:55:46 GMT)
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From V&B:
\"imødegå vt.
1. oppose (fx a motion);
meet, counter (fx meet (el. counter) sby\'s objections);
obviate (fx a difficulty, a misunderstanding);
2. (modbevise)
refute (fx an accusation);
disprove;
3. (afparere) parry (off) (fx he parried the blow);
* answer his criticism;
parry off his criticism;
counter the proposal by a new offer;
counter the enemy\'s offensive by a flank attack;
meet the blockade by an intensification of the submarine war;
refute an opponent.
imødegåelse en -r (se imødegå)
(1) countering;
(2) refutation;
(3) parrying;
• foranstaltninger til imødegåelse af dette measures to meet (el. obviate) this, countermeasures against this.\"
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-04-14 22:55:46 GMT)
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From V&B:
\"imødegå vt.
1. oppose (fx a motion);
meet, counter (fx meet (el. counter) sby\'s objections);
obviate (fx a difficulty, a misunderstanding);
2. (modbevise)
refute (fx an accusation);
disprove;
3. (afparere) parry (off) (fx he parried the blow);
* answer his criticism;
parry off his criticism;
counter the proposal by a new offer;
counter the enemy\'s offensive by a flank attack;
meet the blockade by an intensification of the submarine war;
refute an opponent.
imødegåelse en -r (se imødegå)
(1) countering;
(2) refutation;
(3) parrying;
• foranstaltninger til imødegåelse af dette measures to meet (el. obviate) this, countermeasures against this.\"
2 hrs
Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Finland
Native in English
Finland
Yale PhD, legal/medical spec.
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Finnish to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Danish term (edited):
im�deg�et (sentence)
got the response that
absolutely not "refuted" -- you can't "refute" a wish, just a statement.
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Note added at 2 hrs 19 mins (2005-04-15 00:37:58 GMT)
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The other responses here seem a bit too formal for the diction of the sentence.
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Note added at 2 hrs 19 mins (2005-04-15 00:37:58 GMT)
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The other responses here seem a bit too formal for the diction of the sentence.
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