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Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

går ud over (in this context)

English translation:

defies

Added to glossary by stephen mewes
Mar 20, 2009 11:39
15 yrs ago
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Danish term

går ud over (in this context)

Danish to English Tech/Engineering Computers (general)
Han vil kortlægge nye måder, hvorpå vi kan arbejde med interaktion mellem brugergrænseflader, der går ud over den traditionelle opfattelse af, at en computer betjenes ved hjælp af en mus, et tastatur og en skærm.

I was thining along the lines of 'flies in the face of' or 'goes against the grain'?
Proposed translations (English)
4 defies
4 breaks down the traditional conception ....
3 extends beyond

Proposed translations

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Danish term (edited): går ud over
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defies

This is how I'd put it: "defies the traditional notion..."
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4 mins

extends beyond

one way of putting it...though 'går ud over' would normally be translated as e.g. 'adversely impacts', but not in this case.
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6 mins

breaks down the traditional conception ....

The expression in Danish often means to be at the expense of or to belie
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