Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
rygdækning
English translation:
backing; support
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
Dec 2, 2004 21:09
19 yrs ago
Danish term
rygdækning
Danish to English
Other
Government / Politics
Politisk rygdækning
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | backing; support |
Sven Petersson
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| 5 +2 | political back up |
Paul Larkin (X)
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| 5 | support |
Lingua DK
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| 3 | damage control |
Kathy Saranpa
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Proposed translations
6 mins
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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Danish term (edited):
rygd�kning
Selected
backing; support
:o)
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-12-02 21:21:18 GMT)
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Could also mean: \"to cover one\'s ass politically\"
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-12-02 21:22:09 GMT)
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From V&B:
\"rygdækning sb.:
have rygdækning
(mil.) have one\'s rear covered;
(fig.) have a backing\"
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-12-02 21:21:18 GMT)
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Could also mean: \"to cover one\'s ass politically\"
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-12-02 21:22:09 GMT)
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From V&B:
\"rygdækning sb.:
have rygdækning
(mil.) have one\'s rear covered;
(fig.) have a backing\"
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5 mins
Danish term (edited):
rygd�kning
support
» rygdækning
(pol. etc., støtte) backing; support.
(pol. etc., støtte) backing; support.
Reference:
+2
7 mins
political back up
a more prosaic form (particularly US) would be covering your political ass...
2 hrs
Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Finland
Native in English
Works in field
Finland
Yale PhD, legal/medical spec.
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Finnish to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Danish term (edited):
rygd�kning
damage control
another possibility depending on what's being covered...
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