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de mange kongedømmers rige

English translation: full of many internal divisions

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Danish term or phrase:de mange kongedømmers rige
English translation:full of many internal divisions
Entered by: Terence Ajbro

05:43 Aug 24, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: de mange kongedømmers rige
xxx's kultur bærer stadig præg af at være de mange kongedømmers rige
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:44
(here) full of many internal divisions
Explanation:
this is my interpretation based on the context here. I think some paraphrase is needed here, a direct translation loses the meaning of the Danish.
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 23:44
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2land of many kingdoms
Dinny
4empire with many kingdoms
Sven Petersson
3 +1union, alliance, confederacy
Christine Andersen
4ruled by many kings.
farmor
3(here) full of many internal divisions
Terence Ajbro


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
de mange kongedømmers rige
land of many kingdoms


Explanation:
I'm trying to figure out where the catch is? It should be quite simple like that.... or? ;-)

Dinny
Greece
Local time: 00:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dana Sackett Lössl: providing that "kingdoms" works, as Christine points out.
1 hr
  -> Tks Dana ;-)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
7 hrs
  -> Tak ;-)
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de mange kongedømmers rige
empire with many kingdoms


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
de mange kongedømmers rige
(here) full of many internal divisions


Explanation:
this is my interpretation based on the context here. I think some paraphrase is needed here, a direct translation loses the meaning of the Danish.

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
de mange kongedømmers rige
union, alliance, confederacy


Explanation:
I thought instantly of Germany, but the 'Länder' were not exactly kingdoms, and there are so many others if you give your globe a spin...

This is an almost poetic expression, and in context (I wish you could give more) it almost certainly has a distinct flavour of the present country.

If you are in Europe, Italy for instance... you will not be saying the same things about the culture as in Teutonic or Prussian regions - or even our own UK for that matter!!!
Scratch the Brits deep enough and you'll still find relics of Mercia and Northumbria, Wessex and the rest...

I know even less about the rest of the world, but there are plenty of examples.

The solution may be to rephrase the sentence somehow.

The culture of XXX is still as varied as the many kingdoms that united to form it

...still reflects the many allied kingdoms...

These days I'm not sure 'empire' is politically correct in some parts of the world, though I like it personally.

Best of luck!

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 23:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dinny: I like your rewriting "the culture of..." ... considering it's for a market research it might be quite appropriate
40 mins
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3 days 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de mange kongedømmers rige
ruled by many kings.


Explanation:
XXX's culture still reflects a country ruled by many kings.
When I think of 'de mange kongedømmers rige' my thoughts instantly turn to China. Denmark used to be ruled by many kings, but the Danish sentence doesn't 'ring my bell' when I think of Denmark.

One could possibly substitute the word 'realm' for country, but that may be a bit too poetic?

farmor
Local time: 23:44
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