Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
"Gjøre død til liv"
English translation:
Turn death into life
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
Apr 21, 2010 20:27
14 yrs ago
Norwegian term
"Gjøre død til liv"
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Jeg prøver å finne en god oversettelse av uttrykket: å gjøre død til liv.
Alle forslag mottas med takk!
Alle forslag mottas med takk!
Proposed translations
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Aug 30, 2011 20:33: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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Turn death into life
http://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-3-c.h...
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-22 06:25:35 GMT)
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'bible "turn death into life"'
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-22 06:25:35 GMT)
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5150 Google hits for for:
'bible "turn death into life"'
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
make death into life
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Vibeke Koehler
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Specializes in field
Norway
Creative and precise!
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, Arabic to Norwegian
Create Life from Death
Mitt forslag. Hadde vært greit med litt kontekst kanskje :)
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Put Life Back Into
I think this should cover it. It's a common expression.
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-04-21 20:35:17 GMT)
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Put life back into - just a little tweak to what I wrote first. This is how I should have written it.
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-04-21 20:35:17 GMT)
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Put life back into - just a little tweak to what I wrote first. This is how I should have written it.
1 hr
Dawn Nixon
Norway
Norway
Native in English
Norway
Sworn Translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English
Breathe life into (death/a boring situation)
Also in Longman's Dictionary of English idioms. Definition: to make something more lively. But of course, it depends on the context of your translation.
Example sentence:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/breathe+life+into
1 day 1 hr
Resurrect
I like "reanimate" too, but since this expression seems to be used when Norwegians engage in religious discussions . . .
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