Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Thi
English translation:
It is the judgment of the court
Added to glossary by
stephen mewes
Nov 5, 2019 23:58
4 yrs ago
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Danish term
United Kingdom
MA, BA, 20 years' freelance experience
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
Thi
Danish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Thi kendes for ret??? Tilkendes for ret?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | It is the judgment of the court |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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| 5 | For |
Charles Ek
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| 4 | The court finds... |
Helen Johnson
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Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
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27
Danish term (edited):
Thi kendes for ret
Selected
It is the judgment of the court
Danish legalese at its best. It's a standard phrase equivalent to what a U.S. judge would typically express as "It is the judgment of the court" (that ...).
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Note added at 7 mins (2019-11-06 00:06:23 GMT)
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In fact, I heard the US version of this phrase as recently as this morning when I interpreted in federal court.
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Note added at 7 mins (2019-11-06 00:06:23 GMT)
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In fact, I heard the US version of this phrase as recently as this morning when I interpreted in federal court.
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38 mins
Charles Ek
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
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73
For
Sigh. These young'uns who haven't been schooled in the ancient ways. ;-)
"Thi" is actually an archaic way of saying "for". It survives in dictionaries to this day, but in modern use you're unlikely to see it outside the particular context you specified. See the link for explication.
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Note added at 39 mins (2019-11-06 00:38:18 GMT)
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Let's try that link this way: http://tinyurl.com/y39cemts
"Thi" is actually an archaic way of saying "for". It survives in dictionaries to this day, but in modern use you're unlikely to see it outside the particular context you specified. See the link for explication.
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Note added at 39 mins (2019-11-06 00:38:18 GMT)
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Let's try that link this way: http://tinyurl.com/y39cemts
9 hrs
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
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4
The court finds...
Short for "Thi kendes for ret" (Fagordbog - L&H Ordbøger)
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