"Hvorfor har jeg et lysende barn?"

Translation:Why do I have a glowing child?

3 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/Deraaf

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You might want to see a doctor.

3 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/chaered

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Doctor Who?

3 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/mwyaren

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I typed 'glowing child' into google and then...

...indeed, why?

2 years ago

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I assume Joseph is the one asking.

2 years ago

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Chernobyl, that's why.

2 years ago

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Why not ".....bright child". ? This would be the normal expression

3 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/Synryo

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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'.

3 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/GastonDorren

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In that case, I would say, Why indeed? Does Denmark have nuclear power plants?

3 years ago

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No, for environmental reasons Denmark eschews nuclear power (in favor of coal power...).

2 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/22decembre

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No they don't have ! But it's no big deal, nuclear does not make things glowing :D !

3 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/mwyaren

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but it should! it's a waste of perfectly good nuclei.

2 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/blizt_boys

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But cancer. -.-

2 years ago

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Synryo. Nevertheless, in English, something that glows is bright.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/glowing.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bright

1 year ago

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"Lysende" can indeed mean brilliant in Danish. Just watch any "Olsenbanden" film!

2 years ago

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That is in the sense of clever to be totally clear.

2 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/22decembre

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hahahhahahahahahaa

3 years ago

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Why is the translation "Why do I have a shining child" wrong...?

2 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/finndj

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It's probably the wine.

2 years ago

https://www.duolingo.com/btens

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A question that all parents have to ask themselves at some point.

1 year ago

https://www.duolingo.com/Mr.Hara

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I can't translate "barn" as "baby"? Is that always either "baby" or "spædbarn"?

9 months ago

https://www.duolingo.com/wojo4hitz

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Witchcraft?

1 year ago

https://www.duolingo.com/learn1fun1

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I came for the comments.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/05MYuHpnycw/hqdefault.jpg

1 year ago

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