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Shakespeare meets bouquetreeks

19:33 Nov 9, 2009

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Dutch term or phrase: Shakespeare meets bouquetreeks

Context:
http://www.styletoday.nl/2009/01/30/candlelight-cool-van-end...

noamla KudoZ activity Questions: 43 (3 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 20 Netherlands
Local time: 21:56

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

Shakespeare meets Mills & Boon/Harlequin

philgoddard

4 +1

the bard/Shakespeare meeting Barbara Cartland

Marijke Singer

Summary of reference entries provided

writeaway

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Shakespeare meets Mills & Boon/Harlequin

Explanation:
Mills & Boon in the UK, Harlequin in the States - both churn out huge volumes of cheap romantic novels.

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-11-09 19:41:26 GMT)
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If your translation is for an international audience, you could just say "Shakespeare meets trashy romantic novel".

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-11-09 19:42:34 GMT)
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Bouquet Reeks is two words.

philgoddard
United States
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of:

English

37 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the bard/Shakespeare meeting Barbara Cartland

Explanation:
Shakespeare is known as the bard and Barbara Cartland is a very famous UK romantic novel writer.

Marijke Singer
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Reference comments

11 mins

Reference

Reference information:
Eva and Delia/EnD : Bouquet Reeks adventures at AIFW 2009 | Team ...
Eva and Delia drew inspiration for their collection (AIFW 2009) from Shakespeare and the Bouquet Reeks, and share some of their own Bouquet-esque memories.
www.teampeterstigter.com/.../eva-and-deliaend-bouquet-reeks...

writeaway
Belgium
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