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English translation: fave mag


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Dutch term or phrase:lijfblad
English translation:fave mag
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21:54 Oct 16, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Dutch term or phrase: lijfblad
Wat is een 'vlotte' vertaling voor het woord lijfblad, als in: 'Donald Duck, het lijfblad voor de jeugd'.

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Christine
fave mag
Explanation:
Da lingo o' da streetwise kid. Just Google it: 4,480 hits! This is definitely the HIPPEST translation you will find. There's even a website called: www.myfavemag.com

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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-10-17 15:43:23 GMT)
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Donald Duck - the fave mag for kids!
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Rob Stuart
Netherlands
Local time: 07:43
Grading comment
very good thx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2fave mag
Rob Stuart
1must-read magazine
Neil Cross


Discussion entries: 3





  

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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
must-read magazine


Explanation:
"Donald Duck - the must-read magazine for kids!"

OK, I'll get the ball rolling, although I'm sure we can come up with something better.

"must-read" is an epithet commonly used to advertise magazines, see http://www.google.com/search?q="must-read magazine"

(I can't guarantee that all these 19,600 hits are relevant...)

Whether any magazine for children could properly be described as "must-read" is a moot point, but I suppose the marketing department of said publication might argue that it is.

Other options might be "Donald Duck - kids' favourite magazine!" (the Van Dale translation), "Donald Duck - the most popular magazine for kids!", "Donald Duck - essential reading for kids!" etc.

The above assumes you want to refer to the publication as a magazine; I think in the UK it would be more likely to be called a "comic" (US: "comic book").


Neil Cross
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fave mag


Explanation:
Da lingo o' da streetwise kid. Just Google it: 4,480 hits! This is definitely the HIPPEST translation you will find. There's even a website called: www.myfavemag.com

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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-10-17 15:43:23 GMT)
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Donald Duck - the fave mag for kids!

Example sentence(s):
  • Why 'Sister 2 Sister' might be our fave mag [top Google hit for 'fave mag']
  • All the insider gossip from your fave mag - bliss! [4th Google hit for 'fave mag']
Rob Stuart
Netherlands
Local time: 07:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
very good thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lawyer-Linguist: funny I only get 7 hits (googled as "fave mag"), but that's besides the point, the translation still works// I must be doing something wrong (long day or maybe just thick as two short planks), anyhow translation works, google isn't the be all and end all
53 mins
  -> Very strange: if you enter it as a whole phrase search, you definitely get 4480 (I've double checked).
agree  Neil Cross: Yeah, that's a phat translation (see, I'm down with the kids too).
3 hrs
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