Caller

Danish translation: opkalderen

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English term or phrase:Caller
Danish translation:opkalderen
Entered by: Soren Petersen

13:45 May 4, 2010
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Telecom(munications) / Telephones
English term or phrase: Caller
Hvad er egenligt det bedste ord for "caller" (den, der ringer til dig)?

Opringeren? Opkalderen? Personen, der ringer?
Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 17:52
opkalderen
Explanation:
Det ville jeg foretrække - den der foretager et opkald. Opringeren associerer til opringning, som jeg synes er et lidt klodset ord.
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Poul Moller
Local time: 23:52
Grading comment
Okay, det vælger jeg så. Tak :)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2den, der ringer op
Malberg
4opkalderen
Poul Moller


  

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caller
opkalderen


Explanation:
Det ville jeg foretrække - den der foretager et opkald. Opringeren associerer til opringning, som jeg synes er et lidt klodset ord.

Poul Moller
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Okay, det vælger jeg så. Tak :)
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
caller
den, der ringer op


Explanation:
den opkaldende (eller opkalderen, som foreslået af Poul). Der er mange muligheder, afhængigt af konteksten...


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Note added at 45 mins (2010-05-04 14:31:15 GMT)
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Eksempler fra Google:
http://www.google.dk/#hl=da&rlz=1W1HPEA_da&q="den der ringer...
http://www.google.dk/#hl=da&rlz=1W1HPEA_da&q="den opkaldende...

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Note added at 50 mins (2010-05-04 14:35:58 GMT)
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evt. den opkaldende person/part osv. - afhængigt af kontekst.

Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 23:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mette Melchior: Den har jeg også grublet over før. Jeg ville i de fleste tilfælde foretrække "den, der ringer"/"den, der ringer op", da jeg synes "opkalderen" lyder lidt klodset.
15 hrs

agree  NetLynx: Hmmm, ja, nu er det jo for sent ..., og jeg er enig i Mette's bemærkning.
2 days 3 hrs
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