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buitengewoon

English translation: Outside is In


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Dutch term or phrase:buitengewoon
English translation:Outside is In
Entered by: Ken Cox
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12:17 Feb 20, 2007
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Marketing - Construction / Civil Engineering / exterior design (why can't I find a category for this?)
Dutch term or phrase: buitengewoon
OK folks, it's pun time. The culprit term is used by Flanders Expo as the name of an event of the Sfeer trade fair (interior/exterior design & furnishing) with the combined meaning of 'buitengewoon' in the usual sense and 'gewoon buiten'. Naturally, I'd like to use something that more or less retains the meaning of the original, but it certainly can't be too wordy, and it should be catchy.
Right now the word is just sitting there laughing at me.

About the best I've been able to come up with so far is 'Exteriors plain & fancy', but that isn't exactly my idea of catchy.

Specific context:

Buitengewoon 07
Sfeer lanceert de professionele happening Buitengewoon! Buitengewoon is een lifestyle event rond de inrichting en aankleding van het buitengebied. Buitengewoon richt zich naar de professional (tuinarchitecten, architecten, interieurarchitecten...)
Ken Cox
Local time: 09:32
Outside is In
Explanation:
How about this one?
Selected response from:

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 09:32
Grading comment
Thanks. I had actually considered (and rejected) 'outside in', but this is much better. I used the variant 'Outside's In', which is less formal and thus more a description than a statement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Outside is In
Kate Hudson
3 +1Inside Out
Adam Smith
3extra-vaganza
Els Spin
3Extraordinary exteriorHarry Borsje
3Just OutsideCJG
3exteriordinary
vic voskuil
2Outside the ordinary
Jan Peelen


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Buitengewoon
Extraordinary exterior


Explanation:
Can it be 2 words? Maybe even Exterior extravaganza

Or highlight part of the word: 'Extra'-ordinary / 'Extra'-vaganza

Good luck!



Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 09:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 122
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
exteriordinary


Explanation:
might take you a step too far, but worth a ponder

vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 09:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Just Outside


Explanation:
Another idea, but I think that Vic's is certainly catchy!

CJG
Netherlands
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Outside is In


Explanation:
How about this one?


Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 09:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 222
Grading comment
Thanks. I had actually considered (and rejected) 'outside in', but this is much better. I used the variant 'Outside's In', which is less formal and thus more a description than a statement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: definite possibilities. sure Ken can get hold of this one and run with it........ Let it all hang out.....
29 mins
  -> Thanks,

agree  Chris Hopley: like it!
1 hr
  -> Thanks,

agree  CJG: Clever
6 hrs
  -> Thanks,

agree  Saskia Steur: or perhaps even 'inside out'?
8 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  CI95
8 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  LAB2005: this will resonate with interior designers too who often talk about 'bringing the outside in'
9 hrs
  -> Thanks
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Outside the ordinary


Explanation:
My two cents.
"outside" instead of "out of"
and if you imagine a colon after outside (outside: the ordinary) you get "gewoon buiten" (something similar at least)

Jan Peelen
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: are you related to Henk? you sure look like him!/so he's your uncle!! compliment of course-charming guy here, great sense of humour
1 hr
  -> Yes he's my dad's brother. And is that an insult or a compliment? ^_^
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Inside Out


Explanation:
A fairly common expression in English I believe?

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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-02-20 22:15:29 GMT)
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Ah, just seen Sakia's response to Kate's answer - sorry!

Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saskia Steur: wonderful option ;-) // That's quite allright! Happens to sometimes, too.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Saskia! I honestly didn't see your comment before posting this! :-)
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
extra-vaganza


Explanation:
Schoot me opeens te binnen... Extravagant heeft negatieve connotaties (extravagant gifts like computer games), maar bij extravaganza denk je meteen aan iets groots en leuks.


Els Spin
Netherlands
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 7
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