Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
den rette ånd
English translation:
(The rules are to be interpreted in) the spirit in which they were written
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Sep 27, 2004 11:13
19 yrs ago
Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
den rette ånd
Danish to English
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Education / Pedagogy
Degree level education
Sentence: Reglerne skal tolkes i den rette ånd, og i tvivlstilfaelde er den studerende forpligtet til at spoerge sig for i skolens IT-afdeling.
Rules covering use of PCs, etc. Does it mean 'in the correct sense' or 'in the legal sense'? The document goes on to talk about discipline for misuse, etc.
Thanks in advance,
Helen
Rules covering use of PCs, etc. Does it mean 'in the correct sense' or 'in the legal sense'? The document goes on to talk about discipline for misuse, etc.
Thanks in advance,
Helen
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
Medical Translator
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, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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Danish term (edited):
den rette �nd
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(The rules are to be interpreted in) the spirit in which they were written
:o)
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Sven. Better to add 'in which they were written', I personally think."
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Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Meaning and understanding in a package.
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Danish term (edited):
den rette �nd
the correct spirit
Hope it helps
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
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Native in: English
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
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Danish term (edited):
den rette �nd
the right spirit
the spirit of the law is a concept known throughout the Christian world.
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-09-27 11:23:42 GMT)
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i.e. is as the law was originally intended, the thought behind the law/rule without going into all the details, the general gist of the law.
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-09-27 11:23:42 GMT)
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i.e. is as the law was originally intended, the thought behind the law/rule without going into all the details, the general gist of the law.
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Tettinek
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Terry Arness
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Thanks Tez
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Monika Truszkowska-Pruchniewicz
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tak for det!
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the right way/ the proper way
or 'as (it's) meant'
I interpret this as using the PC's correctly.
Goo dluck
I interpret this as using the PC's correctly.
Goo dluck
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