Dutch term
wachten voor de vloerlijn
Hier wachten a.u.b. voor de vloerlijn
Please wait here before the floorline
Ik heb me al wachtend hierover zitten verbazen. Ten eerste kende ik het woord 'vloerlijn' niet eens. Maar dan die vertaling. Hoe zouden jullie dit vertaald hebben?
Groetjes,
Els
| 3 +5 | wait behind the line / wait at the line |
Ken Cox
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| 4 | Wait behind the line on the floor |
David Walker (X)
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Proposed translations
wait behind the line / wait at the line
| Dat dacht ik nu ook! |
| Today, I had to 'get in line' at the ticket office. Ha, ha, ha! |
| agree |
writeaway
: yes. trying to translate into English by letterlijk translation or translating via Van Dale et al rarely makes it all the way to English-things end up in the Dunglish jungle. Sometimes native speakers are useful after all (not just for proofreading):-)
1 hr
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
: of course, here we wait behind the line...
10 hrs
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| agree |
Deborah do Carmo
: no need to mention floor in this context (unlike suggested below), it will be pretty obvious where the line is when you're standing there
14 hrs
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agreed -- if needed for clarity, you could say 'wait behind the marked line'
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| agree |
Textpertise
1 day 27 mins
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Wait behind the line on the floor
| You've got a point there! |
Discussion