Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
sammenfattende
English translation:
in summary,
Added to glossary by
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Nov 20, 2006 12:55
17 yrs ago
Danish term
sammenfattende
Danish to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
This term recurs throughout my text in sentences such as:
Sammenfattende anbefales det at starte med...
Sammenfattende det er vigtigt at...
Would 'in summary' be adequate? It doesn't always seem to fit, nor are the sentences always summaries!
Sammenfattende anbefales det at starte med...
Sammenfattende det er vigtigt at...
Would 'in summary' be adequate? It doesn't always seem to fit, nor are the sentences always summaries!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | in summary, | Suzanne Blangsted (X) |
4 | To sum up | Lingua Danica |
3 +1 | to recapitulate | Christine Andersen |
3 | by the way of conclusion | Bjørnar Magnussen |
Proposed translations
3 hrs
Selected
in summary,
Your own choice is just fine, just remember to put a comma after the "in summary", and follow the comma with a full sentence such as for example "in summary, it is recommended....."
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55 mins
To sum up
Sammenfattende is used meaning
"To sum up"
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Note added at 59 mins (2006-11-20 13:55:10 GMT)
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or you say
"All in all"
"Altogether"
"All things considered"
"To sum up"
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Note added at 59 mins (2006-11-20 13:55:10 GMT)
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or you say
"All in all"
"Altogether"
"All things considered"
1 hr
by the way of conclusion
"Sammenfatte" is often used synonymously with "konkludere".
"Hvis du har svært ved at sammenfatte/konkludere, kan det være, fordi du har arbejdet for bredt og for beskrivende."
"Hvis du har svært ved at sammenfatte/konkludere, kan det være, fordi du har arbejdet for bredt og for beskrivende."
+1
7 hrs
to recapitulate
To recapitulate
-- just another suggestion for the record
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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-11-20 20:46:02 GMT)
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To round off is another
-- just another suggestion for the record
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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-11-20 20:46:02 GMT)
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To round off is another
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