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Jul 11, 2007 08:29
16 yrs ago
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Dutch term
afspatten
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Can't quite get the phrasing of this right. Interview with the head buyer (fruit & veg) of SPAR convenience stores, which appears in an informal newsletter about fruit & veg.
- Wat verwachten uw klanten van uw aanbod?
“Uit diverse onderzoekingen blijkt dat onze klanten in de eerste plaats versheid en kwaliteit willen. De versheid van de groenten en het fruit moet er als het ware van **afspatten**. De prijs moet natuurlijk niet gek zijn, maar vormt toch niet hun hoofdbekommernis. Aan de andere kant hechten onze klanten wel belang aan goede promotieacties”.
Freshness must really hit you between the eyes - that kind of idea, but perhaps a bit too informal. So far I have "Our fruit and vegetables really must have that fresh-from-the-field appeal." but not completely happy with that either. Thanks for any suggestions.
- Wat verwachten uw klanten van uw aanbod?
“Uit diverse onderzoekingen blijkt dat onze klanten in de eerste plaats versheid en kwaliteit willen. De versheid van de groenten en het fruit moet er als het ware van **afspatten**. De prijs moet natuurlijk niet gek zijn, maar vormt toch niet hun hoofdbekommernis. Aan de andere kant hechten onze klanten wel belang aan goede promotieacties”.
Freshness must really hit you between the eyes - that kind of idea, but perhaps a bit too informal. So far I have "Our fruit and vegetables really must have that fresh-from-the-field appeal." but not completely happy with that either. Thanks for any suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | bursting |
Terry Costin
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| 3 | Stands out |
Mark Shimmin
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| 3 -1 | dripping |
Eddie R. Notowidigdo
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| 3 -1 | oozing |
Alice Saunders (X)
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Change log
Jul 12, 2007 10:04: Terry Costin Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
5 hrs
Terry Costin
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Cambridge Business English Higher
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Dutch to English
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bursting
De versheid van de groenten en het fruit moet er als het ware van **afspatten**.
The fruit and vegetables ought to be, as it were, bursting with freshness.
The fruit and vegetables ought to be, as it were, bursting with freshness.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sounds good! Thanks, everyone."
35 mins
Stands out
The freshness really stands out...
...emanates freshness
The quality of freshness really jumps out at you..
Radiates freshness
Radiates might have negative connotations.
But yours sound just as good.
...emanates freshness
The quality of freshness really jumps out at you..
Radiates freshness
Radiates might have negative connotations.
But yours sound just as good.
-1
49 mins
Eddie R. Notowidigdo
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
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Native in: Indonesian 
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
dripping
Afspatten reminds me of water or dew dripping from fresh veggies or fruit. I would suggest:
The freshness of vegetables and fruit should litterally be dripping from them.
The freshness of vegetables and fruit should litterally be dripping from them.
-1
3 hrs
oozing
they should be 'oozing' freshness
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Terry Costin
: too much association with rotten fruit, oozing pus maybe
2 hrs
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that's why I put inverted commas. "Afspatten" could also refer to rotten fruit.
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