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mondig / mondige

English translation: nobody's fool

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Dutch term or phrase:mondig
English translation:nobody's fool
Entered by: Barend van Zadelhoff

14:31 Dec 17, 2009
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Dutch term or phrase: mondig / mondige
I'm looking for a good colloquial term to fit this:- "Mondige consumenten gaan niet meer over 1 nacht ijs en zullen ook uw concurrent om advies vragen."
Andrew Howitt
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
nobody's fool
Explanation:
current consumers are nobody's fool, they look before they leap and will ..
Selected response from:

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
Grading comment
In combination with some other suggestions this was really good.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5wise
Bryan Crumpler
2 +3assertive
Oliver Pekelharing
4assertive
Jennifer Barnett
3 +1nobody's fool
Barend van Zadelhoff
3emancipated
Ron Willems
3assertive
Maaike van Vlijmen
3seasoned/mature
Verginia Ophof


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mondig
emancipated


Explanation:
as close as I can get...

Ron Willems
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Bryan Crumpler: from slavery/bondage?
1 min
  -> well, from bondage to a single supplier perhaps :)
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
assertive


Explanation:
Not very colloquial, I'm afraid...

Oliver Pekelharing
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ron Willems: sounds better, yes
1 min
agree  Maaike van Vlijmen
7 mins
agree  jarry (X): is slighly negative. Bold or confident perhaps?
11 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
assertive


Explanation:
I'm not a native speaker of English, so this is just a suggestion.. I thought maybe assertive? That's what mondig means..

Maaike van Vlijmen
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
wise


Explanation:
In the sense of a smart consumer, one who educates him/herself on all points of a product or service prior to purchase or investing etc. "om te vermijden dat ze op 't gladde ijs komen te staan!"

Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 07:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Pekelharing: I like 'smart' though. / in the UK I suppose it would be 'savvy'... / Oh, I didn't know that. It has a real British ring to it!
4 mins
  -> smart consumer, wise consumer... both synonymous & colloquial, although "wise" carries slightly more nuance with it, indicating some sense of maturity... / "savvy" isn't any more colloquial in the UK than it is in the states.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): I also prefer smart or savvy.
2 hrs
agree  philgoddard: I particularly like savvy.
3 hrs
agree  Verginia Ophof: savvy ! yes !
3 hrs
agree  David Walker (X): Got to be savvy if you want colloquial
4 hrs
agree  Grayson Morr (X): I like savvy. To me, it encapsulates smart, modern, assertive, and nobody's fool.
21 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assertive


Explanation:
As I understand it, consumers have now more confidence in challenging service providers and so on.

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-12-17 14:53:54 GMT)
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For a more colloquial term, how about 'pushy'.

Example sentence(s):
  • Assertive consumers will also ask your competitors for advice.

    Reference: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/special/20020426a.asp
    Reference: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/.../chargeback_bureau....
Jennifer Barnett
France
Local time: 13:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
seasoned/mature


Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 05:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nobody's fool


Explanation:
current consumers are nobody's fool, they look before they leap and will ..

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:15
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 89
Grading comment
In combination with some other suggestions this was really good.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bryan Crumpler: nicely creative! well done
1 hr
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