Danish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Manufacturing / catch-phrase - I know it´s out there somewhere! | | Danish term or phrase: fra skrot til slot | This is driving me nuts!
I know there is an English phrase, but all I can think of or find is ´from scrap to profit´.
The numbers - or lack - of hits suggest there is another, more frequently used version in English.
The text is a publicity brochure, and the context is not over helpful, but very typical:
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Velkommen til vores udgave af SKROT TIL SLOT.
Der er mange gode grunde til, at renovering og genbrug af produkter er i stærk stigning: Klimaofrandringer, begrænsede mængder af råstoffer osv., og derfor har EU bestemt, f. eks. at 10 % af en bil skal kunne genbruges direkte. Det sikrer et marked for renoverede dele, og samtidig producerer bilfabrikanterne kun originaldelene i et vist antal år.
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So they gather in ´skrot´ and restore it to new condition.
As this is a heading, I am looking for a catchy phrase, but ´fra skrot til slot´ is really frequently used in Denmark, so it does not matter if it is a cliché. In fact, all the better. The whole tone of the text is light-hearted, not boasting too much, but of course, the message is ´we´re the best...´ |
| | | English translation:Trash to cash | Explanation:
Trash to cash måske? |
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  Soren Petersen
Netherlands
Local time: 08:36
| Grading comment Tusind tak! Det viser sig, ikke helt overraskende, at BBC også har et program, der hedder ´Trash to Cash´ og derfor er udtrykket godt kendt. Det må være det, jeg havde i baghovedet.
Det passer under alle omstændigheder lige til min tekst, da produkterne sælges... :-)
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