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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Danish term or phrase: udtilbens | "Det er noget beroligende i at have saamange Modeller, for de kan da ikke gøre sig *udtilbens* alle, som den Enkelte kun altfor ofte finder paa"
Who wrote this is a painter. |
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| | make a nuisance of oneself | Explanation:
'at gøre sig udtilbens' means to fall from grace/make yourself unpopular/be difficult - due to your actions or statements.
Growing up, my parents would ask me "Skal du gøre dig udtilbens?" if I was heading for getting into trouble (also said jokingly when someone is being a little cheeky).
Not sure how exactly you want to word it but hopefully this gives you some sense of the meaning.
Gyldendals Fagordbogs suggestions "make a nuisance of oneself" might be the best suggested wording.
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Note added at 11 mins (2011-06-10 16:28:51 GMT)
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I guess in your case, the painter is suggesting that his models tend to be difficult to work with ;-) |
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