stillet af

English translation: not worse off

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Danish term or phrase:stillet af
English translation:not worse off
Entered by: lone (X)

19:23 Jan 9, 2003
Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Danish term or phrase: stillet af
Det mente jeg dengang og et eller andet sted, så tror jeg altså også at det godt kunne trives, hvis ikke de gjorde det. Jeg mener faktisk, at de ikke bliver dårligere stillet af at gå i vuggestue.
Harry
worse off
Explanation:
dårligere stillet af = they are not worse off, etc...
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lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 22:20
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It makes sense now!
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5 +4worse off
lone (X)
5placed by
Terry Arness


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
worse off


Explanation:
dårligere stillet af = they are not worse off, etc...

lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in pair: 763
Grading comment
It makes sense now!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlotte Langbeen
1 min
  -> Tak, Charlotte

agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
11 mins
  -> Mange tak!

agree  Mette Hansen
42 mins
  -> Tak for det!

agree  crowntrans (X)
20 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
placed by


Explanation:
"stillet af" just means placed by. "Daarligere" (sorry, I don't have a Scandinavian keyboard)is the operative word in this context, whhich literally means "worsely".

Terry Arness
Australia
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in pair: 11
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