Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
ikke holder på
English translation:
detain
Added to glossary by
Diarmuid Kennan
Mar 2, 2008 21:06
16 yrs ago
Danish term
ikke holder på
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Sorry for the lack of context, but could anyone give me some examples of what this might mean in more informal speech. None of the examples in Vinterberg & Bodelsen seem to fit my context. Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | detain |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 | inconsistent (with) |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | it doesn't make sense / it's not consistent |
Y. Peraza
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| 2 +1 | does not apply to |
Christine Andersen
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Mar 4, 2008 11:04: Diarmuid Kennan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
3 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Works in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
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detain
Just one possibility.....holde på » detain - They detained her for several minutes
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-03-02 21:13:36 GMT)
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at det ikke holder på sigt > it doesn't hold in the long run
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-03-02 21:16:39 GMT)
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ikke holder på > doesn't hold onto..., doesn't stop at...etc, etc.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-03-02 21:13:36 GMT)
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at det ikke holder på sigt > it doesn't hold in the long run
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-03-02 21:16:39 GMT)
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ikke holder på > doesn't hold onto..., doesn't stop at...etc, etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all for the suggestions, especially as I gave hardly any context.
I think I will go with something along the lines of 'doesn't hold onto' as suggested here."
3 mins
Y. Peraza
Works in field
it doesn't make sense / it's not consistent
You say you don't have much context, but well, you don't give any at all! So I'm just guessing... ;-)
6 hrs
inconsistent (with)
my take on the info you added
+1
10 hrs
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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75
does not apply to
-- just another guess!
Even a fictive sentence of context would make all the difference, otherwise we are really fumbling in the dark with an expression like this.
:)
Even a fictive sentence of context would make all the difference, otherwise we are really fumbling in the dark with an expression like this.
:)
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