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blånende

English translation: bluish

12:30 Aug 25, 2009

Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: blånende

"Men det er lyset, der vinder, lyset og de drivende skyer, de blånende fjorde, sejlerne på vandet og pigernes florlette kjoler i forårsvinden."

Brigid McCauley KudoZ activity Questions: 478 (none open) (14 without valid answers) (75 closed without grading) Answers: 517 Norway
Local time: 12:20

English translation:bluish

Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-08-25 12:36:22 GMT)
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blåne > become blue

Selected response from:

Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 12:20

Grading comment

This wasn't easy, but I finally plumped for "bluish". Thanks to everyone for their input.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

bluish

Malberg

brightening

Charles Ek

3 +1

misty blue

Christine Andersen

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

bluish

Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-08-25 12:36:22 GMT)
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blåne > become blue

Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

This wasn't easy, but I finally plumped for "bluish". Thanks to everyone for their input.

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

misty blue

Explanation:
misty blue might fit your context.

Literally, 'blånende' could mean 'turning blue', perhaps from a more greyish colour as the light wins over and the clouds blow away.

Nudansk Ordbog has 'få et blåt skær' for blåne:

blåne vb. -r, -de, -t
. få et blåt skær -- bjergene blånede i horisonten
· blåne ngt give noget et blåt skær - blåne vasketøj
AFLEDNING: blånelse sb. -n, -r, -rne

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 15

26 mins confidence:

brightening

Explanation:
Although "blueing" does exist in English and has been used for this context, I think "brightening" works better here. I'd try ". . . the brightening fjords . . " or perhaps ". . . the brightening surface of the fjords . . . " See the reference link for some literary uses of "brightening waters" in contexts similar to yours.

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq=brightening+...

Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 06:20
Native speaker of:

English

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