klonk het voortdurend

English translation: the cry went up / everyone said / was the general feeling

13:58 Mar 27, 2013
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Architecture / in a text about Dutch Design
Dutch term or phrase: klonk het voortdurend
Only these 3 words remain and the assignment will be complete. The context: "Kenmerkend voor Dutch Design was de ratio, de ironie en de heldere kleuren, maar door alle disciplines op een hoop te gooien werden de oppervlakkige overeenkomsten zichtbaar." Thanks in advance.
John Decker
Local time: 08:14
English translation:the cry went up / everyone said / was the general feeling
Explanation:
We hebben de hele zin nodig, John.
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Liesbeth Blom-Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:14
Grading comment
Thanks to all. A rarely-used verb, "to bandy," comes to mind: "So it was bandied about." Will that fit also, or has the verb become too rare in English to be used any more?
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Summary of answers provided
5was the (general) consensus
Wiard Sterk
3 +1the cry went up / everyone said / was the general feeling
Liesbeth Blom-Smith
3widely known for
Barend van Zadelhoff
Summary of reference entries provided
actual context
writeaway

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the cry went up / everyone said / was the general feeling


Explanation:
We hebben de hele zin nodig, John.

Liesbeth Blom-Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all. A rarely-used verb, "to bandy," comes to mind: "So it was bandied about." Will that fit also, or has the verb become too rare in English to be used any more?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: look below and you'll see it. it's always safest to see the context before rushing in with an answer/answers
1 min
  -> Ja,ja, hoeft niet zo vinnig, hoor, de hersentjes waren al aan het draaien...

agree  philgoddard: I think "everyone said" works best now we have the context.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
widely known for


Explanation:
on the basis of the context provided by writeaway

perhaps you could opt for this approach:
combining 'klonk het voortdurend' and 'kenmerkend' in one phrase: 'widely known for its'

Kenmerkend voor Dutch Design was de ratio, de ironie en de heldere kleuren, klonk het voortdurend

Dutch Design was widely known for its logic (?), its irony and its bright colours but ....



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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-03-27 18:48:41 GMT)
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please note

'klonk het voortdurend' can be read as 'hierom stonden ze bekend'

ratio - rationalism ?

Kenmerkend voor Dutch Design was de ratio, de ironie en de heldere kleuren, klonk het voortdurend, maar ...


Dutch Design was widely known for its rationalism, its irony and its bright colours but ....

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
was the (general) consensus


Explanation:
Er zijn veel varianten mogelijk Kies wat best bij de stijl van het artikel past.

Wiard Sterk
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dank U wel, dat heb ik gedaan. Kijk boven.

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Reference comments


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Reference: actual context

Reference information:
Kenmerkend voor Dutch Design was de ratio, de ironie en de heldere kleuren, klonk het voortdurend, maar door alle disciplines op één hoop te gooien werden de oppervlakkige overeenkomsten zichtbaar. In navolging daarop ontstonden oppervlakkige discussies. Dutch Design is geen school zoals de Amsterdamse School en De Stijl.

http://www.sandrajongenelen.nl/architectuur-die-de-logica-op...

writeaway
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  philgoddard: Thanks. It's possible the asker enclosed the phrase in angled brackets or something that made it disappear in HTML.
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