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Jeg sad i Dag for Photographen

English translation: Today I was sitting for the photographer

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10:53 Oct 25, 2007

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Biography

Danish term or phrase: Jeg sad i Dag for Photographen

"Jeg sad i Dag for Photographen".
HCA elskede at blive fotograferet og citatet stammer fra et af hans mange breve.
Hvordan kan jeg bedst bevare den oprindelige ordlyd? Evt. :"Today, I posed for the photographer" el. er der andre forslag?

Gitte Gifford KudoZ activity Questions: 214 (8 open) (5 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 33
Local time: 08:42

English translation:Today I was sitting for the photographer

Explanation:
Man bruger det samme udtryk på engelsk.
Der er god grund til at bevare det her, fordi udtrykket bruges om portrætmalere.
Her understreger det den lange eksponeringstid hod datidens fotografer, en association, der ikke kommer med i det andet udtryk.
Om du så skal bruge 'the' eller 'a' i forbindelse med fotografen, må komme an på konteksten.

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Marianne Sorensen
Denmark
Local time: 08:42

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Alle forslag kunne bruges (stor tak for opbakning fra Jens og Mads:-). Jeg har valgt Mariannes forslag, fordi det kommer tættest på det historiske og sproglige korrekte i denne sammenhæng.
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I sat for the photographer today

Megan McLarin

Today I was sitting for the photographer

Marianne Sorensen

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Today I was sitting for the photographer

Marianne Sorensen
Denmark
Local time: 08:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in category: 12

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Alle forslag kunne bruges (stor tak for opbakning fra Jens og Mads:-). Jeg har valgt Mariannes forslag, fordi det kommer tættest på det historiske og sproglige korrekte i denne sammenhæng.

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peer agreement (net): +2

I sat for the photographer today

Explanation:
"sat" lyder bedre end "was sitting" her. Det ku' ogsaa vaere "posed" hvis der tales mere om hvad er sket.

Megan McLarin
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

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Oct 25, 2007 - Changes made by Tomasz Sienicki:
Language pair	English to Danish => Danish to English

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