Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
en halebanke
English translation:
a sand ridge
Added to glossary by
Tara Chace
Sep 18, 2006 19:46
17 yrs ago
Danish term
United States
Reliable quality, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
en halebanke
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Geology
Driving on a road in a desert in Egypt in the 1950s, two Danes in a jeep encounter:
"En halebanke lå hen over vejen. Den havde sit udspring bag en ansamling lave klippestykker og bredte sig derfra udad og opad i en skarp ryg hvorfra det gik stejlt nedad. Sine steder bugtede ryggen sig en smule, og rillerne i overfladen snoede sig da som linjerne over en fingerblomme."
"En halebanke lå hen over vejen. Den havde sit udspring bag en ansamling lave klippestykker og bredte sig derfra udad og opad i en skarp ryg hvorfra det gik stejlt nedad. Sine steder bugtede ryggen sig en smule, og rillerne i overfladen snoede sig da som linjerne over en fingerblomme."
Proposed translations
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| 3 | a sand ridge |
Clare Barnes
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| 3 +1 | end of fog bank |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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Proposed translations
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Clare Barnes
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Works in field
Sweden
Targeted translations, punctual delivery
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
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a sand ridge
I can't find anything on "halebanke" in Danish that supports this, so this is all based on context... Could it be a ridge of sand that crosses the road - a tail out from the cliffs/rocks, with ridges/ripples on it? Would that make sense with what comes further on in your text?
Interestingly, Google produced this: http://forum.lokanova.net/viewtopic.php?p=51568&sid=e948871c...
Interestingly, Google produced this: http://forum.lokanova.net/viewtopic.php?p=51568&sid=e948871c...
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+1
9 mins
end of fog bank
my suggestion
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Daniella Dukes (X)
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Thank you Deniella
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