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Danish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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3 +1 | roll around on the floor |
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4 | sommersaults |
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3 | jump though hoops |
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roll around on the floor Explanation: Translation suggested is for your specific context. Dictionary translations of 'kolbøtte' are: somersault roll forward roll / backward roll (forlæns/baglæns kolbøtte) roll over (slå en kolbøtte) |
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jump though hoops Explanation: Literally, ´slå kolboter´ means to turn somersaults. If in practice it means forcing people to comply with a lot of bureaucratic regulations, or go through a rigmarole for some reason, then someone might refuse to ´jump through the hoops´ or say it was not worth it. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/jump through hoops to do a lot of extra things so you can have or do something you want The company is jumping through hoops these days to try to please advertisers. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-30 14:04:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It should of course be ´slå kolbøtter´ ... |
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sommersaults Explanation: Een kolbøtte = a sommersault, to kolbøtter = two sommersaults |
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