This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Dutch to English

spookrijder

English translation: ghostrider

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Dutch term or phrase:spookrijder
English translation:ghostrider
Entered by: joeky janusch

15:28 Mar 22, 2002
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Dutch term or phrase: spookrijder
spookrijder
ghostrider
Explanation:
My Van Dale Dutch-English gives ghostrider
Selected response from:

joeky janusch
Israel
Local time: 11:35
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4motorist driving against the traffic on motorways
Ellemiek Drucker
5 +2wrong-way driver
Ken Cox
4ghost driver
Yngve Roennike
4[ quote ]
Chris Hopley
4 -1ghostrider
joeky janusch
4 -2blind sider
VanSand


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
motorist driving against the traffic on motorways


Explanation:
Hi,

Van Dale Dutch-English dictionary has

"motorist driving against the traffic on motorways"
and
informal American English: "ghost-driver"

HTH
Ellemiek

Ellemiek Drucker
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jarry (X): ghost driver
3 mins
  -> Thanks Jarry!
agree  Marijke Mayer
16 mins
  -> Thank you Marijke :-)
agree  Dave Greatrix
23 mins
  -> Thanks David 8-)
agree  Thijs van Dorssen
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Thijs :-)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
blind sider


Explanation:
This is a rather official term, normally, although 'ghost-rider' is correct as well...

Take your pick :-)

VanSand
Local time: 10:35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ken Cox: I stand open to correction, but 'blind siding' means hitting someone from out of his blind spot -- from the side and slightly to the rear
2 hrs
disagree  labog: ditto
12 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wrong-way driver


Explanation:
This is at least the standard term in North America -- see eg (ref 1 ) 'Wrong-way driver killed on I-80. By Ralph Montaño -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 5:30 am PST Friday, Dec. 21, 2001. ...' or ' Wrong-way driver causes deadly expressway crashes. KANAZAWA -- A woman died, two
men were injured and three others embroiled in a Hokuriku Expressway pile-up' (ref 2 - and Japanese!)


    Reference: http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/traffic/story/1357591p-14...
    Reference: http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/archive/200112/09/20011209p2a...
Ken Cox
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1385

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  labog: gets the meaning across in less words than #1
10 hrs
agree  Chris Hopley: The only term I've ever seen used in non-translated print.
1 day 3 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ghostrider


Explanation:
My Van Dale Dutch-English gives ghostrider

joeky janusch
Israel
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 183

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Dave Greatrix: No offence, but if we needed any confirmation about the unreliability of Van Dale, you just gave it.
11 hrs
agree  Yngve Roennike: It may not be scientifically correct, but that is how it is rendered nevertheless when it is known that we are referring to such on the autobahns. Preferably in quotation marks.
20 hrs
disagree  Chris Hopley: Time to upgrade from Van Dale ;-]
1 day 3 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ghost driver


Explanation:
actually is the one I meant above.

Yngve Roennike
Local time: 04:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[ quote ]


Explanation:
Kenneth is correct:

From http://www.motonews.co.uk/november.htm

"Wrong way driver causes chaos (ii)

An 80-year-old Belgian farmer has been banned from driving after travelling 13 miles down a motorway in the wrong direction.

Omer Van Melkebeek got lost in a traffic diversion and drove his truck on to the motorway round Brussels.

His insurance company had to pay the equivalent of £15,359 in compensation for the damage he caused."

From BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1458000/...

"Two die in 'wrong way' accident"




    Reference: http://www.motonews.co.uk/november.htm
    Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1458000/...
Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2117
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search