Aug 31, 2015 13:07
8 yrs ago
Danish term

vildt fedt

Danish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
From an employee survey:

"Det er vildt fedt at arbejde i X, og vi har det super med hinanden."

I need an equivalent expression in UK English, for a speaker whose music taste probably does not hearken back to the era when "groovy" was widespread. ;-)
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Christopher Schröder

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Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

awesome

This is an option that would be used in North America - you would never write 'terrific' here - perhaps this fits in with modern UK English as well? I know several people from the UK who use it. Alternatively, 'fantastic' could be used?

(I need to insert the web references here:)

www.pinterest.com/zableau/awesome-workplaces-and-offices/
www.incomediary.com/top-20-most-awesome-company-offices
https://ceridianblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/discovering-th...

Example sentence:

Working at this company is awesome and we all get along great.

Peer comment(s):

agree Stig Jensen : and you could add "totally" making it "totally awesome"
5 hrs
agree Christopher Schröder
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
2 mins

terrific

Perhaps?
Note from asker:
Not bad, bordering on terrific.
Peer comment(s):

agree Charlesp : I agree
7 mins
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4 mins

supercool

Is "supercool" too old-fashioned? That said, "fedt" has been "in" in Danish since the 1970s, so it's hardly for the youngsters only.

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Note added at 10 mins (2015-08-31 13:18:05 GMT)
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"Fab" is another possibility.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Norskpro : or really cool
2 mins
Sure, there are endless ways of saying it
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12 mins

fab

Another possibility.
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1 hr

uber-cool or über-cool

I think this has been used for a long time with or without the ¨.
Could spicen it up a bit?
Note from asker:
Liking it! https://uk.style.yahoo.com/post/126507937429/10-uber-cool-scandinavian-brands-you-should-know
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3 days 21 hrs

supercool/totally awesome/cool/awesome/amazing etc.

Actually, all the answers provided so far are correct. Just pick one according to the style of the text and the reader, I suppose.

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Reference comments

4 days
Reference:

great place to work

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