Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
et par år
English translation:
a couple of years
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Christian Schoenberg
Sep 11, 2005 15:24
18 yrs ago
Danish term
et par år
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Would it be possible to say this if one meant "a few years," or would the meaning of this be limited to "a couple of years" ?
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| 4 +3 | a couple of years |
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Danish term (edited):
et par �r
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a couple of years
You could of course use it to refer to 'a few years' (as most people do in English) but the correct form would be 'nogle år' (or, if a negative response is anticipated or in a negating context, 'nogen år').
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Comment: "Thanks, for the quick response and the info.
That is pretty much what I thought, though I am feel more confident now to tell the client that his origional text is wrong.
Thanks again, as always!"
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