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When you want it done right!

Dutch translation: Als het goed moet

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English term or phrase:	When you want it done right!
Dutch translation:	Als het goed moet
Entered by:	Bart Vergauwe

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18:41 May 3, 2010

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Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations

English term or phrase: When you want it done right!

I was given the following to be the best translation but I am not yet satisfied with it and wanted to ask a verification or better suggestions from the professionals

Waneer je wilt het goed doen!

The hidden message in the English expression is "we complete your job well/in the professional manner" The Dutch translation of this expression should have the same catchy meaning as it is in the English original. Here is the german translation if that would be of any help:

Wenn schon, dann richtig!

Kagano KudoZ activity Questions: 32 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 104 Turkey
Local time: 20:40

Als het goed moet

Explanation:

http://www.alshetgoedmoet.nl/

Selected response from:

Bart Vergauwe
Belgium
Local time: 19:40

Grading comment

Very well said! I sincerely appreciate your help sir.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Als het goed moet

Bart Vergauwe

4 +3

als het goed moet zijn!

Jack den Haan

Als het goed moet gebeuren!

Monique van Brandenburg

4 +1

als u wilt dat het goed gedaan wordt!

Barend van Zadelhoff

4 +1

als het in één keer goed moet zijn!

Ron Willems

gelijk goed!

xxxNMR

3 +1

als we het doen, doen we het goed!

Elsje Apostel

3 +1

wij doen het, en meteen goed

Roel Verschueren

snel en goed voor elkaar voor u!

Henk Peelen

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

when you want it done right!

Als het goed moet

Explanation:

http://www.alshetgoedmoet.nl/

Bart Vergauwe
Belgium
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

Flemish
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Very well said! I sincerely appreciate your help sir.

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

when you want it done right! als het goed moet zijn!

Explanation:
One possibility, I would say.

PS: "Waneer je wilt het goed doen!" is incorrect Dutch. The closest correct version of this text would read: "Wanneer je het goed wilt doen!"

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 19

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

when you want it done right! als u wilt dat het goed gedaan wordt!

Explanation:
that is what it says

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of:

Dutch

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

when you want it done right! als het in één keer goed moet zijn!

Explanation:
meaning: "when you need it done right the first time around"

obviously "the first time around" is not present in the source string, but I have added it because the literal "als het goed moet (zijn)" sounds very "flat" to my ears, not very catchy at all.

also, someone who gets it right the first time obviously knows what s/he is doing and thus an image of professionalism is conveyed implicitly.

Ron Willems
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 29

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

when you want it done right! als we het doen, doen we het goed!

Explanation:
IMO

of wat we doen, doen we goed!

Elsje Apostel
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of: Dutch

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

when you want it done right! wij doen het, en meteen goed

Explanation:
alternatiefjes, alternatiefjes

Roel Verschueren
Local time: 19:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Flemish,

Dutch

3 hrs confidence:

when you want it done right! gelijk goed!

Explanation:
*

xxxNMR
France
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of:

Dutch

21 hrs confidence:

when you want it done right! Als het goed moet gebeuren!

Explanation:
Beetje afhankelijk van wat er precies gedaan moet worden. Het Duits klinkt een beetje als "als het dan toch moet, laat het dan goed doen" maar dat haal ik er in het Engels weer niet uit.

Reference: http://diensten.tweedehands.net/aannemers/www-scalabouw-nl-v...

Monique van Brandenburg
Netherlands
Local time: 19:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

1 day12 hrs confidence:

when you want it done right! snel en goed voor elkaar voor u!

Explanation:
If you want some word fiddling in it.
Though I do'nt know exactly whether I can distinguish the pun in the English senstence, I guess it has to do with the double meaning of the neighbouring words
done = finished, but also neatly
right = the right way, but also right now
so, quickly and excellent.
Maybe my translations has kinda such meaning:
"quickly and correctly finfished for you"
However, not a smoothly flowing senstence. It merely is a bit of a difficult to read sentence which could raise a smile after some seconds instead of an easy to understand one.

Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 32

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