Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
lånekoks
English translation:
loan irregularities/loan chaos
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Apr 8, 2010 10:42
14 yrs ago
Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
lånekoks
Danish to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
loans
Example from Google:
Lynkonkursen af Estatum Holding, Estatum Kapital og Estatum Projektformidling blev en realitet efter dagbladet Børsens afsløring af **lånekoks** for et ukendt tocifret millionbeløb i Estatum-koncernen.
Lynkonkursen af Estatum Holding, Estatum Kapital og Estatum Projektformidling blev en realitet efter dagbladet Børsens afsløring af **lånekoks** for et ukendt tocifret millionbeløb i Estatum-koncernen.
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Native in English
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Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
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loan irregularities
This means irregularities, though you may prefer some more colourful expression like chaos to render the koks element.
Fiddled loans or loan swindle if there was deliberate fraud involved rather than negligence, but to me koks simply suggests that things got out of control.
Fiddled loans or loan swindle if there was deliberate fraud involved rather than negligence, but to me koks simply suggests that things got out of control.
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