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Angsten giver vinger

English translation: Fear lends/gives wings (to the feet)


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21:26 Apr 21, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Danish proverb
Danish term or phrase: Angsten giver vinger
Adgangen til sjælsbevidstheden og dermed også til alle andre bevidsthedsrum helt op til fællesbevidstheden kan ske ubevidst eller bevidst.
Ubevidst adgang kan ske som følge af f.eks. et chok. Talemåden ”angsten giver vinger” dækker dette fænomen.
Pernille Kienle
Local time: 04:47
English translation:Fear lends/gives wings (to the feet)
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Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 13:47
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3 +2Fear lends/gives wings (to the feet)Malberg
4Fear makes flight
Suzanne Blangsted


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Fear lends/gives wings (to the feet)


Explanation:
A suggestion.

Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 13:47
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Tak!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
22 hrs

agree  William [Bill] Gray: "lends wings" is the traditional English proverb: http://www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/keywords/fear_len...
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fear makes flight


Explanation:
I believe this is what you are looking for.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-04-22 15:03:38 GMT)
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The reaction to a fear stimulus is completely unconscious. And there are two recognized paths through the brain that eventually lead to the "fight or flight" response.



Suzanne Blangsted
Local time: 04:47
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
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