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Translation - Danish-English - Mens vi venter stamper vi med fødderne

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Category Literature - Recreation / Travel

Title
Mens vi venter stamper vi med fødderne
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Submitted by Kaatje
Source language: Danish

Mens vi venter stamper vi med fødderne
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Title
While we are waiting we stamp with our feet.
Translation
English

Translated by pias
Target language: English

While we are waiting we stamp with our feet.
Last validated or edited by lilian canale - 23 April 2008 04:58





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22 April 2008 18:29

lilian canale
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Could you say that in other words so that I may understand the sense?

22 April 2008 18:35

pias
Number of messages: 8113
I can try Lilian.
"We stamp with our feet while we are waiting"

22 April 2008 18:46

pias
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22 April 2008 18:55

lilian canale
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OK I got it now!

So, I guess the sentence would read:

"We leave our footprints while waiting (walking?)"

22 April 2008 19:03

pias
Number of messages: 8113
No .. it means that: while they are waiting (for something) they beat with their feet.

It's ok. if you like to reject this one and let a "real" Dane try Lilian, I don't think that I can explain it better.

22 April 2008 19:05

pias
Number of messages: 8113
"While we are waiting we beat with our feet."

22 April 2008 19:13

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Hummm, well that's a different thing!
You mean "tap"
"While waiting, we tap (keep tapping) our feet."

22 April 2008 19:19

pias
Number of messages: 8113
Yes!!!!
Even if I think (?)that "stamper" is more "rough" than "tap". How to explain ... If you have something under your shoes (snow or something) you "stamper" to get rid of it.


22 April 2008 19:22

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
hi Pias and Liliane. PIAS is right. it's exactly the translation from Danish.

22 April 2008 19:25

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
What about "shake"?

22 April 2008 19:25

pias
Number of messages: 8113
Hi gamine
Which one do you mean, The origin?

22 April 2008 19:33

pias
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No ... not shake here I think.
"stamper" = tramp, stamp

Lilian (again) It's ok if you reject it.


22 April 2008 19:36

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
Hej Pias. YOUR translation in English is just OK.
It's exactly the tranlation of the DANISH ONE.
Have I explained myself clearly enough? Otherwise
let me know.
your translation is just SUPER!!!!!

22 April 2008 19:39

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Pias, I wouldn't waste so much time on a translation if I intended to reject it.
I just want to find the exact meaning before setting a poll, I don't want the polls I set to get negative votes. See what I mean?
If you think that "stamp" is the correct verb to be used, it's Ok to me.
You just have to correct the sentence from:
"While we are waiting we stamps with the feet’s" to:
"While we are waiting we stamp with the (our) feet." OK?


22 April 2008 19:40

pias
Number of messages: 8113
Yes ..but the thing is that the English must be understandable, they might not express it that way. Thanks for your suport gamine!

22 April 2008 19:44

casper tavernello
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Hi ladies.
Lili(here):
stamp¹ [stӕmp] verb
to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground)

I just don't understand why "stamps".

22 April 2008 19:51

pias
Number of messages: 8113
Yes..I understand your good will to get a good translation. A praise to you for your patience!

So, I'll edit now.

22 April 2008 19:55

pias
Number of messages: 8113
Yes Casper, "stamps" was kind of a typo I think, cause this is not about letters.