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Dec 21, 2014 21:35
9 yrs ago
Dutch term

meubelen met karakter

Non-PRO Dutch to English Marketing General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters furniture
Dit zijn meubelen met karakter.
(From a web site of a company that delivers ready-to-assemble furniture B2B.)

Anyone a nice suggestion? :)
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 furniture with character; attractive furniture; distinctive furniture; unique furniture
4 +1 furniture with style
3 +1 furniture with personality
Change log

Dec 21, 2014 22:02: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Furniture / Household Appliances" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Dec 21, 2014 22:03: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "furniture"

Dec 21, 2014 23:11: Natasha Ziada (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): philgoddard, Michael Beijer, Natasha Ziada (X)

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Discussion

katerina turevich Dec 23, 2014:
Great Furniture with Great Characteristics is a manipulative tool
in Characteristic Discussions,
such as this one

I can'r keep up with it, when the chair I sit on doesn't fit my ... :))
Richard Purdom Dec 22, 2014:
Discussion with character, characteristic discussion, characterful discussion, markedly expressive of character or just typical?
Michael Beijer Dec 22, 2014:
furniture with personality ;-) http://c.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imageca...
freekfluweel Dec 22, 2014:
@Asker Het siert je dat je de extra mile wilt gaan maar ik zou me niet zo druk maken. Als winkelier "met karakter" heeft verzonnen dan kan deze je het niet kwalijk nemen dat dat letterlijk vertaald wordt!

Je kan beter je taalkundige creativiteit bewaren voor de unieke producten die jouw huisband maakt! ;-))
freekfluweel Dec 22, 2014:
kantoormeubels mèt karakter... ... tja, die heb ik nog niet gezien!
Kitty Brussaard Dec 22, 2014:
@Freek Sarah heeft direct al aangegeven dat het om 'B2B furniture' gaat ..... kantoormeubelen lijkt mij dus :-).
freekfluweel Dec 22, 2014:
Doelgroep? Aan wie wil deze winkelier zijn nep-producten verkopen? Aan de yuppen, de Dacia-rijders, Ikea-adepten, welgestelde senioren, etc...?

Als je daar meer zicht op hebt moet je een woord kiezen dat het beste wordt gevreten bij betreffende bevolkingsgroep. Zo niet dan zegt "met karakter" al genoeg over deze karakterloze (nep)producten!
Richard Purdom Dec 22, 2014:
Drop the 'with' Don't literally translate this.
Go with Michael's 'distinctive furniture'. That won't work with the last few sentence, you need some sort of intensifier such as 'This really is distinctive furniture.'
Sarah van der Sterren-de Valk (asker) Dec 22, 2014:
You're right, Michael. Problem is, I don't have much to go on either. It's just some short pieces of text. This section contains only the following:

Meubelen met karakter
Met houtdessins in uiteenlopende kleuren - nauwelijks van echt te onderscheiden - sluiten onze meubelen perfect aan op het tijdsbeeld van vandaag. Kijk eens hoe de scheuren en nerven in het dessin zorgen voor een prachtige authentieke look. En wat te denken van de warme grijstinten en modieuze unikleuren? Dit zijn meubelen met karakter.

Pretty meaningless WITH context, if you ask me! ;) Oh well, I'll guess I'll have to stick with 'furniture with character' anyway. Maybe that is just as meaningless as the original... ;)
Michael Beijer Dec 22, 2014:
@Sarah: It might not be possible due to NDAs, etc., but if we knew exactly what kind of furniture it was we might be able to come up with a more passende vertaling. As things stand, all we know is that it's flat pack furniture, sold business-to-business. That's not much to go on.

"met karakter" and "karaktervol" are actually pretty meaningless terms without more context ;)
Sarah van der Sterren-de Valk (asker) Dec 21, 2014:
@Natasha: That's not just 'my' judgement, that's simply not what is intended in the text. It's not "maatwerk". I was simply explaining that, because that is why the options with 'unique' are not suitable.
Natasha Ziada (X) Dec 21, 2014:
Just be aware of not letting your judgement get in the way. Whether you find the company's furniture unique or not is irrelevant; you're translating their website so if that's how they sell their products you need to follow that.
Kirsten Bodart Dec 21, 2014:
Normally 'met karakter' means something like wood patterns, cosy feel, rustic and that kind of thing (think mountain hut in the snow with wood stove burning or country house in England). You'd translate that with 'with character', I think.
Sarah van der Sterren-de Valk (asker) Dec 21, 2014:
It's just that I didn't like the sound of "furniture with character" (please correct me if I'm wrong...). And I was leaning towards something with "unique", but although the customer can choose between different doors and wood patterns, I feel this kind of furniture will never be unique (my husband works in the industry, what he makes is really unique ;)). That's why I asked for some suggestions.
writeaway Dec 21, 2014:
Any suggestions of your own? Since you can see the entire text, you will know best what fits. This isn't exactly difficult

Proposed translations

+5
22 mins
Selected

furniture with character; attractive furniture; distinctive furniture; unique furniture

a few more options … it's not an exact science
Peer comment(s):
agree Natasha Ziada (X) : Some good suggestions, as is Katerina's
1 hr
Thanks Natasha!
agree Verginia Ophof
1 hr
Thanks Verginia!
agree philgoddard : The first one.
7 hrs
Thanks!
agree Richard Purdom : distinctive
11 hrs
Thanks!
neutral Terry Costin : Over the top, too many answers. It was a short question.
1 day 12 hrs
?
agree katerina turevich : 'distinctive' And 'attractive'
1 day 14 hrs
Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
8 mins

furniture with style

furniture with (its own) style

although if you use 'its own', it can have a subtly negative effect
Peer comment(s):
agree Natasha Ziada (X)
1 hr
Thank you, Natasha!
disagree Terry Costin : In dat geval, hoe zou jij meubelen met stijl en karakter vertalen?
1 day 12 hrs
met stijl en karakter? Pile it up! I would do "furniture with distinctive styling" to keep it simple.
agree Barend van Zadelhoff : I do think this is a legitimate option. This is about furniture and marketing speak. I don't think 'character' is a good option, see Kirsten Bodart's observation.
1 day 19 hrs
Thanks Barend!
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+1
15 hrs

furniture with personality

Another option. See f.i. http://www.dallasdesigndistrict.net/2010/10/grand-opening-of...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2014-12-22 12:41:09 GMT)
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Creating Spaces Where People Want To Be
We're creating comfortable environments that evoke confidence and personal expression
...That's Furniture with Personality!
http://www.nationalofficefurniture.com/

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Note added at 17 hrs (2014-12-22 14:55:53 GMT)
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Als het 'authentieke' element centraal staat, is deze vertaling waarschijnlijk minder passend.
Peer comment(s):
agree katerina turevich : Elegant, eclectic furniture. Nothing less will do.
23 hrs
Thanks Katerina :-)
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