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  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Nederlands naar Engels
  3. Algemeen / conversatie / begroetingen / brieven

mondig / mondige

Engels translation: nobody's fool

TREFWOORD VOOR WOORDENLIJST (AFGELEID VAN VRAAG HIERONDER)
Nederlands term of zin:mondig
Engels vertaling:nobody's fool
Ingevuld door: Barend van Zadelhoff

14:31 Dec 17, 2009
Nederlands naar Engels vertalingen [PRO]
Algemeen / conversatie / begroetingen / brieven
Nederlands term of zin: mondig / mondige
I'm looking for a good colloquial term to fit this:- "Mondige consumenten gaan niet meer over 1 nacht ijs en zullen ook uw concurrent om advies vragen."
Andrew Howitt
Nederland
Local time: 16:58
nobody's fool
Uitleg:
current consumers are nobody's fool, they look before they leap and will ..
Geselecteerde reactie van:

Barend van Zadelhoff
Nederland
Local time: 16:58
Grading comment
In combination with some other suggestions this was really good.
4 KudoZ-punten zijn toegekend aan dit antwoord



Samenvatting van gegeven antwoorden
4 +5wise
Bryan Crumpler
2 +3assertive
Oliver Pekelharing
4assertive
Jennifer Barnett
3 +1nobody's fool
Barend van Zadelhoff
3emancipated
Ron Willems
3assertive
Maaike van Vlijmen
3seasoned/mature
Verginia Ophof


Bijdragen aan de discussie: 3





  

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11 min   vertrouwen: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mondig
emancipated


Uitleg:
as close as I can get...

Ron Willems
Nederland
Local time: 16:58
Werkzaam in dit vakgebied
Moedertaal: Nederlands
PRO-punten in categorie: 8

Commentaar van collega's op dit antwoord (en reacties van beantwoorder)
neutraal  Bryan Crumpler: from slavery/bondage?
1 min
  -> well, from bondage to a single supplier perhaps :)
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15 min   vertrouwen: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 eens / oneens (netto): +3
assertive


Uitleg:
Not very colloquial, I'm afraid...

Oliver Pekelharing
Nederland
Local time: 16:58
Moedertaal: Engels
PRO-punten in categorie: 4

Commentaar van collega's op dit antwoord (en reacties van beantwoorder)
eens  Ron Willems: sounds better, yes
1 min
eens  Maaike van Vlijmen
7 min
eens  jarry (X): is slighly negative. Bold or confident perhaps?
11 min
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16 min   vertrouwen: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
assertive


Uitleg:
I'm not a native speaker of English, so this is just a suggestion.. I thought maybe assertive? That's what mondig means..

Maaike van Vlijmen
Nederland
Local time: 16:58
Gespecialiseerd in dit vakgebied
Moedertaal: Nederlands
PRO-punten in categorie: 4
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18 min   vertrouwen: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 eens / oneens (netto): +5
wise


Uitleg:
In the sense of a smart consumer, one who educates him/herself on all points of a product or service prior to purchase or investing etc. "om te vermijden dat ze op 't gladde ijs komen te staan!"

Bryan Crumpler
Verenigde Staten
Local time: 10:58
Werkzaam in dit vakgebied
Moedertaal: Engels
PRO-punten in categorie: 15

Commentaar van collega's op dit antwoord (en reacties van beantwoorder)
neutraal  Oliver Pekelharing: I like 'smart' though. / in the UK I suppose it would be 'savvy'... / Oh, I didn't know that. It has a real British ring to it!
4 min
  -> smart consumer, wise consumer... both synonymous & colloquial, although "wise" carries slightly more nuance with it, indicating some sense of maturity... / "savvy" isn't any more colloquial in the UK than it is in the states.
eens  Tina Vonhof (X): I also prefer smart or savvy.
2 uren
eens  philgoddard: I particularly like savvy.
3 uren
eens  Verginia Ophof: savvy ! yes !
3 uren
eens  David Walker (X): Got to be savvy if you want colloquial
4 uren
eens  Grayson Morr (X): I like savvy. To me, it encapsulates smart, modern, assertive, and nobody's fool.
21 uren
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18 min   vertrouwen: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assertive


Uitleg:
As I understand it, consumers have now more confidence in challenging service providers and so on.

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-12-17 14:53:54 GMT)
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For a more colloquial term, how about 'pushy'.

Voorbeeldzin(nen):
  • Assertive consumers will also ask your competitors for advice.

    Verwijzing: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/special/20020426a.asp
    Verwijzing: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/.../chargeback_bureau....
Jennifer Barnett
Frankrijk
Local time: 16:58
Gespecialiseerd in dit vakgebied
Moedertaal: Engels
PRO-punten in categorie: 19
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31 min   vertrouwen: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
seasoned/mature


Uitleg:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 08:58
Gespecialiseerd in dit vakgebied
Moedertaal: Engels
PRO-punten in categorie: 44
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56 min   vertrouwen: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 eens / oneens (netto): +1
nobody's fool


Uitleg:
current consumers are nobody's fool, they look before they leap and will ..

Barend van Zadelhoff
Nederland
Local time: 16:58
Moedertaal: Nederlands
PRO-punten in categorie: 89
Grading comment
In combination with some other suggestions this was really good.

Commentaar van collega's op dit antwoord (en reacties van beantwoorder)
eens  Bryan Crumpler: nicely creative! well done
1 uur
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