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Loose lips sink ships

Danish translation: holde tand for tunge


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15:27 Sep 22, 2010
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: Loose lips sink ships
About protecting confidential information.
Jørgen Madsen
Local time: 00:04
Danish translation:holde tand for tunge
Explanation:
Bare et forslag til en løsning, der godt nok ikke oversætter udtrykket; men fortolkningen er vel i samme boldgade.
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Torben AXELSEN
Finland
Local time: 01:04
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3holde tand for tungeTorben AXELSEN
1luk munden med syv sejl for ellers kan man ha' fejl
Jande
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Det er et slogan fra anden verdenskrig
Christine Andersen

  

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loose lips sink ships
holde tand for tunge


Explanation:
Bare et forslag til en løsning, der godt nok ikke oversætter udtrykket; men fortolkningen er vel i samme boldgade.


    Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/237250.html
    Reference: http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?mselect=9145&query=tand
Torben AXELSEN
Finland
Local time: 01:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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loose lips sink ships
luk munden med syv sejl for ellers kan man ha' fejl


Explanation:
I made this up based on the poem

Man kan være én sær snegl, én hård negl, alle kan ha' fejl, min mund er lukket med syv sejl.

It has the sailing aspect, talks about the bad consequences of being a big mouth.

Loose lips sink ships betyder:
hold mund for ellers bliver der negative konsekvenser

Man skal holde munden med oplysninger, for ellers bliver man fyret fordi man har tavshedspligt.

http://www.english-sayings.com/loose-lips-sink-ships-2/7075

I think you need some emphasis of the effect here of breaching the confidentiality agreement.

Holde tungen lige i munden med at kritisere oversættelsen! :-x

Jande
Australia
Local time: 08:04
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Det er et slogan fra anden verdenskrig

Reference information:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/237250.html
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lslips.htm

Der var mange af dem - Careless talk costs lives, Walls have ears, mm.

Påmindelser om, at tavshed var guld, eller at man skulle tænke hele tiden på, at fjenden kunne samle op information alle vegne, og at uforsigtig snak helt bogstaveligt kunne afsløre, hvor skibe eller konvojer var, så fjendens ubåde kunne søge dem ud og sænke dem.

Det kræver nok en rigtig dansker at finde frem til et ægte slogan, men mon ikke jeres modstandsfolk havde nogle tilsvarende?
Tænk på ´Flammen og Citronen´ eller familien Fiil i Hvidsten... eller andre krigshelte.

Christine Andersen
Denmark
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14

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agree  asptech: I Sverige hette det: "En svensk tiger", och det gjordes ockå en affisch med en tiger på!
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