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Although it should be The Doctor. Doctor Who is the name of the series, not the character.
You missed the joke. He wasn't asking if it was The Doctor, he was asking which doctor while alluding to the show.
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I think the title came from a scene in an early episode where someone addressed The Doctor as Dr. “some last name” and he replied “Dr. who?”.
That is the most negative comment rating I have ever seen on Duolingo.
I don't think the idiom translates to Danish that way. This appears to be meant in a strictly literal sense, with the stem being 'lys', as in 'light', giving us 'glowing'. To say you have an idiomatically 'bright' child would be more along the lines of' 'et klog (clever) barn'.
In that case, I would say, Why indeed? Does Denmark have nuclear power plants?
No, for environmental reasons Denmark eschews nuclear power (in favor of coal power...).
No they don't have ! But it's no big deal, nuclear does not make things glowing :D !
Regarding cancer, the amount of burned trash and coal more than makes up for the risk of an NPP meltdown.
Should try investing in an ITER-style one.
Sweden used to have one at Barsebäck, just on the other side of Øresund from Copenhagen.
No. They do have lots of wind power plants whose tops glow in the dark, but they aren't known to make kids glow :-)
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Synryo. Nevertheless, in English, something that glows is bright.
"Lysende" can indeed mean brilliant in Danish. Just watch any "Olsenbanden" film!
I came for the comments.
I can't translate "barn" as "baby"? Is that always either "baby" or "spædbarn"?
