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Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

overtydelig

English translation:

overly forceful

Added to glossary by lone (X)
Mar 17, 2005 14:52
21 yrs ago
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Danish term

overtydelig

Sentence: Men historien skal ikke skrives på denne overtydelige måde.
Proposed translations (English)
4 overly forceful
4 +2 assertive; cocksure; overconfident
4 -2 convincing

Proposed translations

23 hrs
Selected

overly forceful

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Lone! "
+2
24 mins

assertive; cocksure; overconfident

:o)
Peer comment(s):

agree Charlesp
1 hr
Thank you very much!
agree Pernille Chapman : Or highly explicit, as Yngve suggests below.
18 hrs
Hmmm, I don't think there is enough "over" in "highly explicit", but that's a matter of taste.
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-2
1 hr

convincing

mit forslag vha Vinterbergs ordbog og Nudansk
Peer comment(s):

neutral Pernille Chapman : Mon ikke meningen her er "alt for tydelig" frem for en form af "overtyde"?
1 hr
det er hvad convincing betyder
disagree Sven Petersson : Does not fit context.
1 hr
yes it does fit
disagree Yngve Roennike : you mean overtydende, overtydelig is simply what it says: overly or highly explicit, IMO.
10 hrs
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