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hellere end gerne

English translation: are only too willing to...


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Danish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / sustainability
Danish term or phrase: hellere end gerne
Part of press release:

Context:
Medarbejderne vil generelt hellere end gerne spare miljøet for nogle ton CO2 og deres arbejdsplads for tusindvis af spildte kroner.
Liset Nyland
Italy
Local time: 18:42
English translation:are only too willing to...
Explanation:
are only too willing to ...

is roughly equivalent linguistically and means the same

or 'only too happy to...'
Selected response from:

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 18:42
Grading comment
I liked this one best. Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1are only too willing to...
Christine Andersen
3 +1more than happyMalberg
4would normally
Soren Petersen
4pleased to
English-Danish
3much rather
Inga kalbak
3be happy to
Marianne Sorensen
3willingly/gladly
Diarmuid Kennan


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
would normally


Explanation:
"The workers would normally be quite happy to..." is my guess

Soren Petersen
Ireland
Local time: 17:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
are only too willing to...


Explanation:
are only too willing to ...

is roughly equivalent linguistically and means the same

or 'only too happy to...'

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 18:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
I liked this one best. Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Haxen
13 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
willingly/gladly


Explanation:
hellere end gerne

*
willingly!
with all my heart!
*
(ved tilladelse)
by all means!

FAGORDBOG
hellere end gerne

*
with pleasure
with great pleasure
willingly
very much
fx
o
we would very much appreciate help with this project
*
(som svar på anmodning)
of course
by all means
fx

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 17:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
be happy to


Explanation:
In principle the employees would be happy to

Marianne Sorensen
Denmark
Local time: 18:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
more than happy


Explanation:
another suggestion...

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be more than happy to...

Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 18:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stig Jensen
1 day3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
much rather


Explanation:
langt hellere eller meget hellere

Inga kalbak
United States
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pleased to


Explanation:
The employees are generally pleased to save....

English-Danish
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:42
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 2
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