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English translation: Service is our passion

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Dutch term or phrase:	ons stokpaardje
English translation:	Service is our passion
Entered by:	Beatriz Candil Garcia

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11:36 May 18, 2011

Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Printing & Publishing / Equestrian magazine

Dutch term or phrase: ons stokpaardje

I understand that they mean that they go by their service, or in other words that the service they offer clients shows how they work and who they are but not sure how to put this in English w the same feel thanks

Service is ons stokpaardje
(name of magazine) maakt deel uit van bvba (name of company and service). Als uitgever professioneel geëngageerd met de paardensport in al haar facetten en disciplines, treedt (company) Service ook op als public relations- en persbureau.
De (name of company) is ons ‘in house’ regie- en publiciteitsagentschap.

Beatriz Candil Garcia KudoZ activity Questions: 4046 (8 open) (2 without valid answers) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 347
Local time: 09:19

Service is our passion

Explanation:
They feel very strong about delivering an excellent service

Selected response from:

Talitha Wilsnagh
Local time: 09:19

Grading comment

Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Service is our passion

Talitha Wilsnagh

4 +1

When it comes to service, we don't horse around/about

Ide Verhelst

our pride and joy

Sven Petersson

service is key to everything we do

Barend van Zadelhoff

right up our alley

Lianne Van De Ven

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Service is our passion

Explanation:
They feel very strong about delivering an excellent service

Talitha Wilsnagh
Local time: 09:19
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Afrikaans

Grading comment

Thanks

18 mins confidence:

right up our alley

Explanation:
I am not a native speaker so I am not sure if this is okay. Maybe it would have to be 'Providing service is right up our alley'.

—Idiom
7.
up/down one's alley, Informal . in keeping with or satisfying one's abilities, interests, or tastes: If you like science fiction, this book will be right up your alley.

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Lianne Van De Ven
United States
Local time: 03:19
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 16

23 mins confidence:

our pride and joy

Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

When it comes to service, we don't horse around/about

Explanation:
There's a pun in Dutch, so...

Ide Verhelst
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of:

Dutch

16 hrs confidence:

service is ons stokpaardje service is key to everything we do

Explanation:
normally 'stokpaardje' means someone's favourite subject, idea, theory, that kind of thing
something they can't stop talking about, they very much like to talk about

in this case it could be understood as them constantly focussing on service, service is something they constantly pay attention to, something that is always on their minds

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of:

Dutch

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Non-PRO (3): Buck, David Walker, CJG

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May 18, 2011 - Changes made by CJG:
Level	PRO => Non-PRO

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