Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
happy new year
Dutch translation:
gelukkig nieuwjaar
Added to glossary by
Gert Vercauteren
Dec 30, 2001 20:09
22 yrs ago
English term
happy
Non-PRO
English to Dutch
Other
happy new yaer
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 4 +8 | Gelukkig Nieuwjaar |
Gert Vercauteren
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| 5 | gelukkig |
Antoinette Verburg
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| 4 -2 | Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar |
Hazel Whiteley
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Proposed translations
+8
11 mins
Gert Vercauteren
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Dutch
Belgium
Also a University Teacher in Translation
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, English to Flemish, French to Dutch, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
254
Selected
Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
I guess we always write New Year or 'Nieuwjaar' in one word in Dutch
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
-2
2 mins
Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar
see ref for an example (the first part of the example in the reference is the "happy xmas" part)
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Massimo Lencioni
: "nieuwjaar" is one word, no capital N
13 mins
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| disagree |
Joeri Van Liefferinge
: for the exact same reasons
1 hr
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9 days
Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
2 MA degrees and 32 years of experience
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch
Related KudoZ points
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1276
gelukkig
On second thoughts, 'gelukkig nieuwjaar' is the translation of the entire phrase, not of the word 'happy'. The translation of 'happy' is simply 'gelukkig'. :-p
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