rød lejesvend

English translation: left wing sympathizer

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Danish term or phrase:rød lejesvend
English translation:left wing sympathizer

20:25 May 29, 2007
Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Government / Politics / politik
Danish term or phrase: rød lejesvend
Hvis og når man erklærer sig uenig med regeringen beskyldes man for at være meningsmager, en rød lejesvend og kun de, der er enige med regeringen, er eksperter.
Ditte Kjærø
left wing sympathizer
Explanation:
Mit forslag.
Håber det hjælper.... :-)
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Jens Kaestel
Australia
Local time: 21:14
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Hej Jens

Jeg valgte din løsning, da det var tyskere, der skulle forstå den engelske tekst. Tak for hjælpen.



Summary of answers provided
4red lackey
Soren Petersen
4left wing sympathizer
Jens Kaestel
3puppet
Jande


  

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puppet


Explanation:
I ordbogen.com staar der noget i retning af "a left wing henchman" og idiomordbogen.dk staar der noget om det var at gore med "political tv censorship and influence" og google siger at rød lejesvend kan bruges om gamle maend og nogen du kan ikke lide o.s.v. Literally it means a "red leased trip" I think.

http://www.idiomordbogen.dk/idiom.php?site=7&page=0&searchop...

I think "puppet" is one derogatory term that could be used to describe that person.

Jande
Australia
Local time: 21:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hej og tak for din tid. Kan godt følge dit valg af ordet puppet, men jeg skal bruge noget, der er mere politisk og viser en, der løber ærinder for *de røde*. Tak hej Ditte

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
red lackey


Explanation:
Lackey means something like 'servile follower'. Plenty more suggestions here: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/lackey


    Reference: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/lackey
Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 05:14
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hej og tak for din tid. Jeg spekulerer lidt på, om man forstår red lackey som en, der, af de højreorienterede, bliver beskyldt for at læbe ærinder for kommunisterne. Rød lejesvend skal dække en, der negativt bliver beskyldt for at ha en agenda eller løbe ærinder for *de røde*. Opfatter du red lackey sådan? Jeg er ikke engelsk, så jeg føler ikke lige noget, når jeg hører ordene red lackey ;o), men det gør jeg jo, når jeg hører ordene rød lejesvend. Hej Ditte

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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
left wing sympathizer


Explanation:
Mit forslag.
Håber det hjælper.... :-)

Example sentence(s):
  • The Reagan administration conducted an independent investigation and declared that no massacre had taken place. Bonner was tarred as a left wing sympathizer, his stories dismissed, and he was re-assigned to a lesser beat at the Times.
  • ....attacked Funes as a journalist without credibility and a “left-wing sympathizer”.

    Reference: http://www.onthemedia.org/yore/transcripts/transcripts_06110...
    Reference: http://www.globaljournalist.org/archive/Magazine/Silenciando...
Jens Kaestel
Australia
Local time: 21:14
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Hej Jens

Jeg valgte din løsning, da det var tyskere, der skulle forstå den engelske tekst. Tak for hjælpen.
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