Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

om end /omend

English translation:

although, even though

Added to glossary by Christine Andersen
Sep 25, 2007 19:53
16 yrs ago
Danish term

om end fra

Non-PRO Danish to English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
Det økonomiske klima i Europa blev forbedret i 2004, om end fra et lavt niveau.

that even at lower level?
Change log

Sep 26, 2007 15:33: Alexander Taguiltsev Created KOG entry

Sep 26, 2007 15:34: Christine Andersen changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/88643">Alexander Taguiltsev's</a> old entry - "om end fra"" to ""although""

Proposed translations

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although

although

even though

The economic climate improved in 2004, although this was from a low level.

You could turn the sentence round: (I often do when translating from Danish to English)

Although the starting level was low, the economic climate in Europe improved in 2004.

Note from asker:
Thank you Christine, I liked you word order also :) , I just translated it into Russian word to word keeping to your word order. It sounds Russian perfect too. :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Suzanne Blangsted (X) : I like your rewrite of sentence
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Christine."
4 mins

however (from a low level)

a common expression, the same as "ganske vist"
Note from asker:
Thank you for the new expression for me.
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11 hrs

albeit

A possible option.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-09-26 07:44:24 GMT)
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Sorry, albeit from....
Note from asker:
Hellen, thank you fr the expression, never heard :) .
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