Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
leave behind
Danish translation:
efterlade sig
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bajakzsu78 (X)
Sep 16, 2011 13:06
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English term
bajakzsu78 (X)
leave behind
English to Danish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
If you leave this world, people will judge you based on what you leave behind.
Proposed translations
(Danish)
| 5 +4 | efterlade sig |
Anna Honore
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| 5 | efterlader |
Mette Odgaard
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Change log
Sep 25, 2011 09:30: bajakzsu78 (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Danish" to "Danish to English"
Sep 25, 2011 09:31: bajakzsu78 (X) changed "Language pair" from "Danish to English" to "English to Danish"
Proposed translations
+4
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efterlade sig
efterlader sig
Example sentence:
han efterlader sig et stort aftryk i litteraturen
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jon Joensen
5 mins
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| agree |
Michael Davies
: Lige nøjagtig!
15 mins
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| agree |
Lisa Villeneuve
40 mins
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| agree |
Kirsten Widding
: Kirsten Widding
8 days
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4 days
Mette Odgaard
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
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Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Danish to English
efterlader
Du behøver ikke inkludere sig, men kan bruge efterlade alene. Det giver en god og poetisk sammenhæng mellem "leave" - forlade og "leave behind" - efterlade. Skal slutordene rime, kan du vælge efter det.
Discussion
{Hvis der ikke helt direkte er tale om en henvendelse til en person, anbefaler jeg dog, at "man" på dansk bruger 'man' :)}