sick to my stomach

Danish translation: "Jeg får kvalme/det giver mig kvalme"

17:14 Feb 7, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: sick to my stomach
a term I have come across many times
Jytte Crooks
Local time: 23:42
Danish translation:"Jeg får kvalme/det giver mig kvalme"
Explanation:
Usually when something is unfair or not right, and it causes a strong anger, one would say : It makes me sick to my stomach
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Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 18:42
Grading comment
thank you ver much
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1(jeg har/får) kvalme
Randi Stenstrop
3 +1"Jeg får kvalme/det giver mig kvalme"
Lise Leavitt


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Jeg får kvalme/det giver mig kvalme"


Explanation:
Usually when something is unfair or not right, and it causes a strong anger, one would say : It makes me sick to my stomach

Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
thank you ver much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NetLynx: Ja, i overført betydning.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(jeg har/får) kvalme


Explanation:
Mit svar er altså det samme som Lisas, og dette her er kun for at give en smule uddybning:

Jeg havde engang en amerikansk lærerinde, som blev gravid og i den forbindelse sagde, at hun var "sick to my stomach". Det var helt tydeligt en objektiv konstatering, ikke et udtryk for modvilje af nogen art.

Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NetLynx: Ja, som udtryk for fysisk ubehag; det er vel et egentlig et onoematopoetikon fra en tid, hvor man ikke ligeud kunne sige, hvorfor :-). Har det oprindeligt ikke blot betydet 'mavepine'?
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