drawing comparisons

Danish translation: sammenlignes med

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English term or phrase:drawing comparisons
Danish translation:sammenlignes med
Entered by: Jytte Crooks

10:14 Jan 13, 2006
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Journalism
English term or phrase: drawing comparisons
from a press release:
In the media she has been drawing comparisons with the likes of ...
Jytte Crooks
Local time: 16:40
sammenlignes med
Explanation:
Jeg er ikke sikker, men kan det ikke bare betyde 'sammenlignes hun med...' eller 'bliver hun sammenlignet med...'?

Ellers kan man drage eller foretage sammenligninger.

Håber det hjælper.
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Rikke Lyksbo
Local time: 17:40
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1drage sammenligninger
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
5 -2trække sammenligninger
Pelle Persson
3sammenlignes med
Rikke Lyksbo


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
trække sammenligninger


Explanation:
Excactly the same meaning, and commonly used in Danish

Pelle Persson
Ireland
Local time: 17:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Randi Stenstrop: Man kan ikke "trække" sammenligninger på dansk.
3 mins

agree  Christine Andersen: www.ordbogen.com giver både trække og drage sammenligninger - eller kan man bare 'sammenligne med sådanne nogle som ...' ?? Men jeg er jo ikke indfødt...
22 mins

disagree  Bodil Dyer (X): men man kan helt sikkert drage paralleller
33 mins

disagree  NetLynx: Nej, det er altså meget dårligt journalistsprog. Denne vending hedder ubetinget 'drage sammligning[er]' på dansk.
6 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sammenlignes med


Explanation:
Jeg er ikke sikker, men kan det ikke bare betyde 'sammenlignes hun med...' eller 'bliver hun sammenlignet med...'?

Ellers kan man drage eller foretage sammenligninger.

Håber det hjælper.

Rikke Lyksbo
Local time: 17:40
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drage sammenligninger


Explanation:
se f. eks.
http://www.hum.au.dk/forskerskoler/sfn/sider/postdocs.php

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NetLynx: Ja. Kan også være ental.
1 hr
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