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Inkoppen

English translation: add the finishing touch

16:22 Sep 2, 2008
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Other / inkoppen
Dutch term or phrase: Inkoppen
Alleen even inkoppen.

In figuurlijke zin bedoeld. Als iets makkelijks. Wij geven de 'voorzet' en je hoeft het alleen nog even in te koppen... Hoe vertaal je deze slogan marketingswaardig naar het Engels?
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English translation:add the finishing touch
Explanation:
... misschien een mogelijkheid. Word Wise -- A dictionary of English idioms [Clark/Harrap]: finishing touches = final details (which complete something).

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Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 14:03
Grading comment
thank you all for helping me out. This is the one that came closest to use in the context.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1add the finishing touch
Jack den Haan
4slam dunk
Bert Huisman
3 +1.. you just need to head the ball home ...
Christian Schneider
4knock it (right) out of the park
Jo Lefebure
4we make the first move and you sit back and relax/enjoy
Marijke Singer
3Tap it in..
Adam Smith
3... you (just) kill it off (like that)
bertvandermoer
Summary of reference entries provided
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Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
slam dunk


Explanation:
Misschien meer US- dan UK-English. Andere optie, nog wel eens gebruikt bij BBC's Match of the day - "hammer it home".

Bert Huisman
Netherlands
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: that's basketball speak
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
.. you just need to head the ball home ...


Explanation:
more football-esque

Christian Schneider
Germany
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: also einköpfen auf Deutsch? ;-)
3 hrs
  -> nein. war hier auch nicht gefragt.
agree  itshow
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
add the finishing touch


Explanation:
... misschien een mogelijkheid. Word Wise -- A dictionary of English idioms [Clark/Harrap]: finishing touches = final details (which complete something).



Example sentence(s):
  • You only have to / need to add the finishing touch.
Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
thank you all for helping me out. This is the one that came closest to use in the context.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen: makes sense 2 me
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Tap it in..


Explanation:
In the words of Teddy Sheringham:

"Giggsy [Ryan Giggs] had a shot from the edge of the box with his right foot, so I knew he had no chance of scoring, and I was there to tap it in."

ref. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/7556351.stm



Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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... you (just) kill it off (like that)


Explanation:
depending on how the 'voorzet'is tranlsated

bertvandermoer
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
knock it (right) out of the park


Explanation:
"I set it up and you just knocked it out of the park".

of

"You just knocked that one right out of the park, didn't you?"

Wij hebben voetbal-analogie, zij hebben baseball-analogie ;-)

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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-09-03 07:14:34 GMT)
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ook soms "knock it straight out of the park"

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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-09-03 07:16:17 GMT)
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Je zin wordt dan "We'll set it up, you knock it out of the park"

Jo Lefebure
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Dutch
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
we make the first move and you sit back and relax/enjoy


Explanation:
Another suggestion

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Reference comments


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Reference

Reference information:
3. Fase 3 'Inkoppen' en basis leggen voor herhaalbusiness

In Fase 2 is onze oplossing samen met de prospekt op maat gemaakt voor haar situatie. Dit is gedaan door gebruik te maken van een gezamenlijke ontmoetingsplek op internet waardoor ook de relatie verder geintensiveerd is op een wijze waar geen van de concurrenten aan toe is gekomen. Bovendien kan in veel gevallen, door het aan het begin van het trajekt een presentatie af te spreken tijdens 'death valley', de order makkelijk worden 'ingekopt'. Door deze manier van werken en het daadwerkelijk meten van de togevoegde waarde is een zodanige relatie gegroeid en begrip ontstaan van de klantsituatie, dat er geen betere basis voor vervolgopdrachten denkbaar is
http://www.1n1is3.com/consellx5/Fase3'Inkoppen'enbasisleggen...

inkoppen
ww inkoppen (kopte in enk ovt; heeft ingekopt volt deelw) [ˈɪnkɔpə(n)] (de voetbal) met je hoofd naar het doel stoten
http://nl.thefreedictionary.com/inkoppen

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Works in field
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