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plaatje en praatje

English translation: visual and verbal


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Dutch term or phrase:plaatje en praatje
English translation:visual and verbal
Entered by: Suzanne Deveson
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10:26 Jun 4, 2007
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Bus/Financial - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Dutch term or phrase: plaatje en praatje
From a consultant's report.

Context: Er is goed gebruik gemaakt van de combinatie van plaatje en praatje.

Can anyone think of a creative translation?

Thanks in advance!
Suzanne Deveson
Netherlands
Local time: 07:28
visual and verbal
Explanation:
Om de alliteratie erin te houden. Je zult wel wat moeten goochelen met de rest van de zin, afhankelijk van waar dit oordeel betrekking op heeft.

visual and verbal content/presentation/...

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Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 07:28
Grading comment
Bedankt, Harry! Hier hebben we uiteindelijk voor gekozen.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2there is a good balance between illustrations and textMoiraB
3 +2visual and verbalHarry Borsje
4show and tellMargreet Logmans


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
there is a good balance between illustrations and text


Explanation:
I think a consultant's report tends to be fairly sober! or "... pictures and words" if you want something slightly more "playful".

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Note added at 12 mins (2007-06-04 10:39:08 GMT)
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Or is it talking about an oral presentation?

MoiraB
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Moira! I should have given more context, because it could have referred to an oral presentation, but no, they're talking about an annual report here.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inge Dijkstra
35 mins

agree  Kobe Vander Beken
4 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
visual and verbal


Explanation:
Om de alliteratie erin te houden. Je zult wel wat moeten goochelen met de rest van de zin, afhankelijk van waar dit oordeel betrekking op heeft.

visual and verbal content/presentation/...



Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
Bedankt, Harry! Hier hebben we uiteindelijk voor gekozen.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dennis Seine
2 hrs

agree  Tina Vonhof: Nice and short and can apply to both written or oral presentations.
7 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
show and tell


Explanation:
Wordt meestal in kindertaal gebruikt, maar kan ook voor volwassenen.

Margreet Logmans
Netherlands
Local time: 07:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Vonhof: An expression used when children bring an interesting object to school and tell the class about it but I don't think it works in this context.
9 hrs
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