Nov 1, 2016 13:16
8 yrs ago
Danish term
Germany
NO/DK/SV > EN translator
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English
noget af det smarte
Danish to English
Other
Marketing
Det der er lidt farligt I øjeblikket er, at der bliver sat sensorer op alle mulige steder, men bliver de virkelig brugt?
Det er noget af det smarte og alt muligt andet, men det gælder altså om, at vi skal finde ud af, hvad er formålet.
This is a transcript of an interview with a construction company about big data. Struggling to make sense of 'Det er noget af det smarte og alt muligt andet' in this context.
Det er noget af det smarte og alt muligt andet, men det gælder altså om, at vi skal finde ud af, hvad er formålet.
This is a transcript of an interview with a construction company about big data. Struggling to make sense of 'Det er noget af det smarte og alt muligt andet' in this context.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | It's new and fancy and all that |
Signe Golly
|
| 4 | sure it's glitzy |
Ulla de Stricker
|
Proposed translations
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7 mins
Signe Golly
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
&
English
Works in field
Denmark
Linguistic & Cross-Cultural Competence.
Native in: Danish , English
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Danish to English
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8
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It's new and fancy and all that
... Could be one way of putting it in casual, spoken terms.
"It's new and fancy and all that but the bottom line is that we need to determine what the purpose is"
"It's new and fancy and all that but the bottom line is that we need to determine what the purpose is"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 days 30 mins
Ulla de Stricker
Canada
Canada
Native in Danish
&
English
Specializes in field
Canada
Idiomatic & flawless text - that's me!
Native in: Danish , English
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish
sure it's glitzy
The sense seems to be that the "sexy" factor is not in reasonable proportion to the benefit.
Example sentence:
Sure it's glitzy, but is it justified in terms of the benefit to be had?
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