Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
brænder meget for
English translation:
enthusiastic about
Added to glossary by
tihomir
Feb 15, 2012 00:15
12 yrs ago
Danish term
brænder meget for
Danish to English
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XXX (karate skole) brændte meget for kampene, andre for træningen.
I need a good expression for this in English, please.
I need a good expression for this in English, please.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | enthusiastic about or dedicated to |
Pernille Kienle
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| 4 +1 | were very keen on / most keen on |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 | are fired up for / were fired up for |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | excited about |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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Proposed translations
+1
20 mins
Pernille Kienle
Canada
Canada
Native in Danish
&
English
Canada
Quality translations on time!
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Selected
enthusiastic about or dedicated to
At brænde for noget kan oversættes med både at være enthusiastic about something eller to be dedicated to something.
Example sentence:
My son is very enthusiastic about his soccer.
My son\'s coach is very dedicated to the game of soccer.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Signe Golly
: (very) dedicated to (fx som i "he's very dedicated to the cause" - "han brænder meget for sagen")
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tak!"
2 mins
Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish , English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
excited about
Perhaps...
+1
7 hrs
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
75
were very keen on / most keen on
some were most keen on the contests and others on the training
This suggests they preferred one or the other, but that is also how I understand the Danish sentence.
The word is often associated with sport - though my dictionary says it is British English.
I am sure others would understand it, even it they did not actively use it.
This suggests they preferred one or the other, but that is also how I understand the Danish sentence.
The word is often associated with sport - though my dictionary says it is British English.
I am sure others would understand it, even it they did not actively use it.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Young (X)
: This feels more natural to me in the context, but maybe that's because I'm British :)
4 hrs
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15 hrs
are fired up for / were fired up for
to stay with the theme of "brænder" -
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-142-mike-py...
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-142-mike-py...
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