Time is on your side

Danish translation: du har tiden med dig

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English term or phrase:Time is on your side
Danish translation:du har tiden med dig
Entered by: Hanne Rask Sonderborg

15:52 Oct 13, 2008
English to Danish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Time is on your side
Hvordan vil du oversætte følgende udtryk:

Time is on your side
Steen Johnsen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 18:22
du har tiden med dig
Explanation:
Mit forslag
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Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 18:22
Grading comment
Tak for hjælpen!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Tiden er på din side
Annette Skipper (X)
5du har masser af tid
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4 +1du har tiden med dig
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
4"Du har tid nok" eller "Du skal nok nå det"
Susanne Birkmose Søndergaard


  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
time is on your side
du har masser af tid


Explanation:
mit forslag

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Note added at 25 mins (2008-10-13 16:17:47 GMT)
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http://ryk.dk/artikel/22/352
http://www.hjertemusik.dk/nok_tid_nu.htm
http://www.webcoach-academy.com/leder_intro.htm


Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
time is on your side
Tiden er på din side


Explanation:
Man får tiden til at arbejde for sig - underforstået, at man så skal gøre mindre selv. Tiden arbejder FOR en i stedet for MOD en.


    Reference: http://styrdintid.dk
    Reference: http://www.bogpriser.dk/isbn-9788798719922/
Annette Skipper (X)
Denmark
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Danish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egil Presttun: Det er dette vi sier på norsk. Uttrykket brukes ofte når man har en motstander, og vil lettere vinne jo mer tid som går. Eksempel: Et fotballag leder 2-0 i en kamp. Motlaget søler bort tid, og man sier: Det gjør ikke noe. Tiden er på vår side.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
time is on your side
du har tiden med dig


Explanation:
Mit forslag

Example sentence(s):
  • du har tiden med dig!

    Reference: http://debat.sol.dk/show.fcgi?category=16&conference=28&post...
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Tak for hjælpen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlotte Langbeen
23 mins
  -> Mange tak Charlotte!
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
time is on your side
"Du har tid nok" eller "Du skal nok nå det"


Explanation:
Kommer an på konteksten... og stilen i teksten.

Susanne Birkmose Søndergaard
Denmark
Local time: 18:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Danish
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