kært barn har mange navne

English translation: Success has many fathers

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Danish term or phrase:kært barn har mange navne
English translation:Success has many fathers
Entered by: Helle Kaiser-Nielsen

16:18 Mar 2, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: kært barn har mange navne
Er der nogen, der har inspirationen til en engelsk ækvivalent til ovenstående ordsprog?
Helle Kaiser-Nielsen
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:55
Success has many fathers
Explanation:
How about this one?

The full sentence reads:
"Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan"
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Valeska Maier-Wörz
Local time: 08:55
Grading comment
Tak - holder jeg mig til 1. del af ordsproget rammer det nogenlunde :-)
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Summary of answers provided
5A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
Anett Kristensen
3The ideal has many names
Tore Bjerkek
3We find many names for those we love
Lingua DK
3 -1Success has many fathers
Valeska Maier-Wörz


Discussion entries: 2





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
kært barn har mange navne
Success has many fathers


Explanation:
How about this one?

The full sentence reads:
"Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan"

Valeska Maier-Wörz
Local time: 08:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tak - holder jeg mig til 1. del af ordsproget rammer det nogenlunde :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tore Bjerkek: This one is missing the point since this one is based on envy and greed while the "source" is based on love.
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
kært barn har mange navne
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet


Explanation:
Shakespearean quote from Romeo & Julliet.

Anett Kristensen
Denmark
Local time: 08:55
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Hej,
Den havde jeg også først sammen med "a rose is a rose is a rose"... Men da der er tale om et større foretagende, virker "roser" lidt malplaceret...
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Comment: Hej,
Den havde jeg også først sammen med "a rose is a rose is a rose"... Men da der er tale om et større foretagende, virker "roser" lidt malplaceret...

16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kært barn har mange navne
The ideal has many names


Explanation:
«The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.»
(-W. Somerset Maugham)

Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kært barn har mange navne
We find many names for those we love


Explanation:
Endnu et forslag: Se http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=174508

Lingua DK
Denmark
Local time: 08:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4
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