{"id":1205,"date":"2015-03-31T23:57:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T23:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2015-03-31T23:57:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T23:57:22","slug":"going-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2015\/03\/31\/going-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Going short"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OMG! OK, it\u2019s forkortelse <\/b>(abbreviation) time. LOL.\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0BTW,\u00a0YOLO, so let\u2019s get down to it:<\/p>\n

osv.<\/b> =<\/b> og s\u00e5 videre<\/b> = \u201dand so further\u201d = etc.: De k\u00f8bte is, chokolade osv.<\/b> (They bought ice-cream, chokolate etc.)<\/p>\n

m.m.\u00a0 = med mere <\/b>= \u201dwith more\u201d: Der var \u00f8l m.m.<\/b> (There was beer and other stuff.)<\/p>\n

m.fl. = med flere <\/b>= \u201dwith several\u201d: G\u00e6ster: Susanne, Lasse m.fl.<\/b> (Guests: Susanne, Lasse and several others.)<\/p>\n

ca. = cirka <\/b>= approximately: Der kom ca. tyve g\u00e6ster.<\/b> (There came approximately twenty guests.)<\/p>\n

bl.a. = blandt andet <\/b>= amongst other [things]: De spillede bl.a. ludo. <\/b>(Amongst other things, they played ludo.)<\/p>\n

kl. = klokken <\/b>= o\u2019 clock: De tog f\u00f8rst hjem kl. 4. <\/b>(They first went back home at four AM.)<\/p>\n

gl. = gammel <\/b>= old: S\u00f8ger medarbejder, m\/k, 18 \u00e5r gl.<\/b> (Seeking employee, m[an or]w[oman], 18 years of age.)<\/p>\n

kr. = kroner<\/b> = Kroner: L\u00f8nnen er p\u00e5 80 kr. <\/b>(They wage is at 80 Kroner.)<\/p>\n

tlf. = telefon <\/b>= phone: Skriv din tlf. og adr. her: <\/b>(Write your telephone number and [postal] address here: \u2013 adr. <\/b>is short for adresse<\/b>.)<\/p>\n

hhv. = henholdsvis <\/b>= respectively: Der er to pauser p\u00e5 hhv. 15 og 35 min. <\/b>(There are two breaks at 15 and 35 minutes, respectively. \u2013 min. <\/b>is short for minutter<\/b>.)<\/p>\n

m.a.o. = med andre ord <\/b>= in other words: Det er m.a.o. et stort problem.<\/b> (In other words, that\u2019s a huge problem.)<\/p>\n

p.t. = for tiden<\/b> (actually short for Latin pro tempore<\/i>) = presently, at the time being: Der er p.t. ingen enhj\u00f8rninger i Danmark.<\/b> (There are presently no unicorns in Denmark.)<\/p>\n

fx<\/b> \/ f.eks. = for eksempel<\/b> = for example: De kunne fx bo ude i skoven.<\/b> (They could live out in the forest, for example.)<\/p>\n

dvs. = det vil sige <\/b>= \u201dthat will say\u201d = that is\/that means: Der er plads nok i Danmark, dvs. ude p\u00e5 landet. <\/b>(There\u2019s plenty of space in Denmark, that is, in the countryside.)<\/p>\n

P.S. <\/b>There are plenty of other forkortelser<\/b>, fx<\/b> those dealing with units: 3 stk. til prisen af 1. Brug en halv tsk. peber pr. kg. = 3 stykker til prisen af 1. Brug en halv teskefuld peber per kilo. <\/b>(3 pieces for the price of 1. Use half a teaspoonful of pepper for each kilo.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

OMG! OK, it\u2019s forkortelse (abbreviation) time. LOL.\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0BTW,\u00a0YOLO, so let\u2019s get down to it: osv. = og s\u00e5 videre = \u201dand so further\u201d = etc.: De k\u00f8bte is, chokolade osv. (They bought ice-cream, chokolate etc.) m.m.\u00a0 = med mere = \u201dwith more\u201d: Der var \u00f8l m.m. (There was beer and other stuff.) m.fl. = med flere…<\/p>\n

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