The quality of a person is judged by the people he or she befriends

Danish translation: sig mig, hvem du omgås, så aksl jeg sige dig, hvem du er

09:10 Jul 28, 2004
English to Danish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: The quality of a person is judged by the people he or she befriends
Jeg er sikker på, at der er en lignende talemåde på dansk, men jeg kan ikke lige komme på det.
Hanne Frederiksen
Denmark
Local time: 22:59
Danish translation:sig mig, hvem du omgås, så aksl jeg sige dig, hvem du er
Explanation:
tror jeg det svarer til

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-07-28 09:12:36 GMT)
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\"skal\" - selvfølgelig
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Lisbeth Mejer
Germany
Local time: 22:59
Grading comment
Det var sørme hurtigt. Tusind tak !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +3sig mig, hvem du omgås, så aksl jeg sige dig, hvem du er
Lisbeth Mejer


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the quality of a person is judged by the people he or she befriends
sig mig, hvem du omgås, så aksl jeg sige dig, hvem du er


Explanation:
tror jeg det svarer til

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-07-28 09:12:36 GMT)
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\"skal\" - selvfølgelig

Lisbeth Mejer
Germany
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Det var sørme hurtigt. Tusind tak !

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