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Sep 14, 2007 12:22
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
tåla ögats slitage
Swedish to English
Marketing
Furniture / Household Appliances
The context is about design of rooms etc. that need to
"tåla ögats slitage". I was thinking along the lines of "easy on the eye" in the sense of something you could look at time and time again without tiring of it, i.e. a design that will still look good in the longer term, but would be grateful if someone could confirm I'm on the right track (or that I'm totally wrong or missing a much better alternative). Thanks.
"tåla ögats slitage". I was thinking along the lines of "easy on the eye" in the sense of something you could look at time and time again without tiring of it, i.e. a design that will still look good in the longer term, but would be grateful if someone could confirm I'm on the right track (or that I'm totally wrong or missing a much better alternative). Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | endures the gaze of time |
Hugh Curtis
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| 2 -1 | stand the wear and tear of the eye |
hirselina
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Proposed translations
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stand the wear and tear of the eye
"Det skall tåla ögats slitage" is the tile of an Undergraduate thesis (Master Thesis in Business Administration (Magisteruppsats från Ekonomprogrammet) from Linköping University. The title of that theis was "officially" translated as follows:
Title:
Immateriella värden & design -eller ”Det skall tåla ögats slitage”
Immaterial value & design -or ”It must withstand the wear and tear of the eye”
Authors Johan Dyrendahl & Sophia Karlsson
http://www.uppsatser.se/uppsats/be5ff38ab2/
http://www.diva-portal.org/liu/abstract.xsql?dbid=2375
the need for ergonomics and flexibility is evident. A piece of furniture must stand the wear and tear of the eye as well as by use. ...
www.hollsten.com/news/icff/0205.htm -
Title:
Immateriella värden & design -eller ”Det skall tåla ögats slitage”
Immaterial value & design -or ”It must withstand the wear and tear of the eye”
Authors Johan Dyrendahl & Sophia Karlsson
http://www.uppsatser.se/uppsats/be5ff38ab2/
http://www.diva-portal.org/liu/abstract.xsql?dbid=2375
the need for ergonomics and flexibility is evident. A piece of furniture must stand the wear and tear of the eye as well as by use. ...
www.hollsten.com/news/icff/0205.htm -
Peer comment(s):
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E2efour (X)
: Pity the authors of the thesis didn't consult a native speaker. One can, of course, invent new metaphors, but this one sounds too unidiomatic to me.
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I am simply pointing out to the asker what the context of the Swedish expression is, how can you disagree with that?
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endures the gaze of time
just had to comment
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-14 16:05:05 GMT)
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your right yourself of course
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-14 16:05:05 GMT)
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your right yourself of course
Peer comment(s):
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E2efour (X)
: Sounds very poetic, but does time have eyes?
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What do we know of time? Or the unidiomatic for that matter?
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