Dec 10, 2007 19:38
16 yrs ago
Danish term
Russell Mattinson (X)
at trække læsset
Danish to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
The article is about increased GDP in the Yangtze Delta region og China - "Industrien trækker læsset med vækstrater på 27%."
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
10 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
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, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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65
to pull the load
Declined
:o)
22 mins
Marianne Sorensen
Denmark
Denmark
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Denmark
Danish MA and web journalist
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12
pull a heavy load
Declined
I have a feeling that this phrase is used in a figurative sense.
"Pull the load" seems to be used in a more literal sense, if you compare the two searches on Google below.
"Pull the load" seems to be used in a more literal sense, if you compare the two searches on Google below.
Reference:
http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&q=pull+a+heavy+load&meta=
http://www.google.dk/search?q=%22pull+the+load%22&hl=da&start=20&sa=N
28 mins
Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
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&
English
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United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
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30
to carry the load
Declined
This is how I would put it.
+1
29 mins
carry the load // carries the load
Declined
more commonly used here than "pull the load"
+2
57 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
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Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
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138
(in this context) is the locomotive
Declined
You might want to try a less literal metaphor in this context -
'is the locomotive gathering speed with a growth rate of 27%'
with an allusion to the European industrial revolution.
-- is forging ahead might fit, too.
'is the locomotive gathering speed with a growth rate of 27%'
with an allusion to the European industrial revolution.
-- is forging ahead might fit, too.
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Birthe Omark
: Ja, typisk i sådanne sammenhænge.
1 hr
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| agree |
Roald Toskedal
1 day 15 hrs
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38 mins
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
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United States
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7
do the heavy lifting
Declined
'Pull the load' is the literal translation. The meaning here is 'has made the greatest contribution' to the growth in GDP. 'To do the heavy lifting' would be a English equivalent in this context.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-10 21:05:35 GMT)
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Another option:
"Industry is the engine of growth, ..."
... industry was the engine of growth in China ...
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oso/742154/2000/00000001/000...
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-10 21:05:35 GMT)
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Another option:
"Industry is the engine of growth, ..."
... industry was the engine of growth in China ...
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oso/742154/2000/00000001/000...
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