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Apr 9, 2010 11:13
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Danish term
Med hovedet under armen
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Idioms
Any English equivalent? Or at least an approximation?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | without stopping to think |
David Young (X)
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| 3 +1 | With his/her head in the clouds |
e-beth (X)
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| 1 | wishful thinking |
Andres Larsen
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Proposed translations
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Andres Larsen
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wishful thinking
Wishful thinking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence or ...
Reverse wishful thinking - As a logical fallacy - See also
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishful_thinking -
Reverse wishful thinking - As a logical fallacy - See also
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishful_thinking -
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without stopping to think
Den Danske Ordbog gives the following definition: uden at tænke sig om
http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=hovedet under armen&search...
This is not really the same as the English "stick one's head in the sand" which means not wanting to see what John Cleese used to call "the bleedin' obvious".
Can you give any context, Plamen?
http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=hovedet under armen&search...
This is not really the same as the English "stick one's head in the sand" which means not wanting to see what John Cleese used to call "the bleedin' obvious".
Can you give any context, Plamen?
Peer comment(s):
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Brian Young
: This is a very unusual expression, and should have been given with more context. I agree that it is just what it implies- refusing to see reality in the eyes. This meaning of such cliches is usually obvious, given some context.
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Thanks Brian - but Plamen had closed before I answered anyway :(
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Christine Andersen
: It is not a new expression, but gets fashionable and then disappears again - and generally means not thinking ahead or not caring about trouble caused to others.
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Thanks Christine - but Plamen had closed before I answered anyway :(
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With his/her head in the clouds
This might be an option depending on the context.
Peer comment(s):
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David Young (X)
: Nice one, e-beth - it might well be. But the question is closed anyway - don't understand why it's still up here.
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Thanks David, I completely missed that it was closed.
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