"A problem shared is a problem halved"

Danish translation: Delt sorg er halv sorg

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English term or phrase:"A problem shared is a problem halved"
Danish translation:Delt sorg er halv sorg

21:59 Jan 14, 2013
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English to Danish translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / Ordsprog
English term or phrase: "A problem shared is a problem halved"
- jeg kan ellers mange danske ordsprog, men kan ikke lige komme på ét, der svarer nogenlunde til ovenstående.
Hanne Frederiksen
Denmark
Local time: 03:05
Delt sorg er halv sorg
Explanation:
Jeg ved, der findes et ordsprog, der lyder sådan her: "Delt sorg er halv sorg, delt glæde er dobbelt glæde," men hvor kendt det er, ved jeg ikke.
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Marianne Prip Olsen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 03:05
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Tak - det var da en fin hjælp. Tak til begge bidragydere!
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3 +2Delt sorg er halv sorg
Marianne Prip Olsen (X)
3Two hoveder er/tænker bedre end et
Lise Leavitt


  

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"a problem shared is a problem halved"
Two hoveder er/tænker bedre end et


Explanation:
Måske? =)

Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"a problem shared is a problem halved"
Delt sorg er halv sorg


Explanation:
Jeg ved, der findes et ordsprog, der lyder sådan her: "Delt sorg er halv sorg, delt glæde er dobbelt glæde," men hvor kendt det er, ved jeg ikke.


    Reference: http://www.udvalgte-ordsprog.dk/ordsprog-om-sorg.htm
Marianne Prip Olsen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 03:05
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Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tak - det var da en fin hjælp. Tak til begge bidragydere!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Signe Golly: Afhængig af sammenhængen kunne man måske også bare henvise til ordsproget a'la "sorger som glæder bør jo deles"...
59 mins

agree  Peter Smedskjaer-Stenland
1 day 44 mins
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