[lægger sig i] Breschen
English translation: give it his all
| 15:19 May 28, 2011 |
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|  Selected response from: Hans Wang Local time: 18:13 | ||||||
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| 3 | give it his all |
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| 2 | make an effort |
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| 1 | fails to apply himself fully to the task |
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2 hrs confidence: 
fails to apply himself fully to the task Explanation: It amused me to see Wetlesen's Adam and Eve finished. The characters are realistically portrayed, the landscape still a little too naive. His landscape from Siena was better accomplished than I thought, that was a neat painting, but he ***fails to apply himself fully to the task***. |
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7 hrs confidence:
make an effort Explanation: I think the author means that the painter should make a greater effort. But it is not the traditional way to use this word as Jørgen points out, "breche" (without s) is used in two different ways and this is not one of them really, and it is not supported by ODS, where an old fashioned usage would normally be found -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2011-05-28 22:47:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I meant Jørgen is right about the two different idioms, and "Gå i brechen for noget" means to defend something enthusiastically. Could actually be another possible translation "be more enthusiastic" |
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11 hrs confidence:
give it his all Explanation: The expression originates from Psalm 106:23. Breschen is an Old High German version of the French word for breach. It normally means to defend or stand for something, but in this case the meaning is closer to giving his all. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://bible.cc/psalms/106-23.htm Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bresje |
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