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Ambachtelijke

English translation: traditional

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Dutch term or phrase:Ambachtelijke
English translation:traditional
Entered by: stijnhommes

14:18 Oct 25, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Dutch term or phrase: Ambachtelijke
What makes this translation particularly troublesome is that I can't find any adjectives. All the English equivalents are nouns which means I can't use them in the sentence I need to translate:

"X is al meer dan X jaar DE ambachtelijke steenkapperij van X."
stijnhommes
Netherlands
Local time: 04:49
traditional stone craftsman/mason(ry)/carver
Explanation:
Depending on the precise meaning of 'steenkapperij' in this text and how big the enterprise is.
Selected response from:

Jennifer Barnett
France
Local time: 04:49
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8traditional stone craftsman/mason(ry)/carver
Jennifer Barnett
3 +4artisanal
Frank Poppelaars
4trade
Lianne van de Ven


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ambachtelijke
trade


Explanation:
Like Quarry Trade:
http://www1.american.edu/TED/quarry.htm

Or Quarry Craft
(zie vorig antwoord)

De context van een tekst maakt meestal duidelijk dat het om ambachtelijk ipv industrieel gaat.

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-10-25 14:28:49 GMT)
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De link, voor het gemak:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch_to_english/construction_civi...

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 22:49
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
traditional stone craftsman/mason(ry)/carver


Explanation:
Depending on the precise meaning of 'steenkapperij' in this text and how big the enterprise is.

Example sentence(s):
  • X has been THE traditional stone mason for X years in X.
Jennifer Barnett
France
Local time: 04:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Willemina Hagenauw: I would use traditional - this is commonly used for this kind of description.
4 mins
agree  Lianne van de Ven: Indeed another good option
11 mins
agree  Christine Gardner
17 mins
agree  philgoddard
29 mins
agree  David Walker (X)
44 mins
agree  Ron Willems
1 hr
agree  Frank Poppelaars: also a good option - I have used this on occasion as well
3 hrs
agree  Kitty Brussaard: Only with 'the traditional stone masonry' as 'steenkapperij' refers to an enterprise rather than a person (craftsman/mason/carver).
5 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ambachtelijke
artisanal


Explanation:
I remember using this word as an adjective.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-25 15:22:25 GMT)
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"Optimising resource utilisation in artisanal stone quarrying: the development and dissemination of appropriate and sustainable extraction and processing technologies."

Example sentence(s):
  • Finest artisanal cheeses, cheese gift baskets, premium quality imported, gourmet, and domestic artisanal cheeses available online and shipped anywhere.....
  • The producers of artisanal pasta choose quality over quantity by returning to earlier, more laborious processes of manufacture.

    Reference: http://www.artisanalcheese.com/
    Reference: http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART/pasta/artisanalpas...
Frank Poppelaars
Netherlands
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lianne van de Ven: I indeed see artisanal stone quarrying. Mooi.
3 mins
  -> bedankt Lianne
agree  Annabel Rautenbach
14 mins
  -> Bedankt Annabel
agree  Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
16 mins
  -> Bedankt Jan Willem
neutral  philgoddard: If you asked this person what they did for a living, I'm not sure they'd say "I'm an artisanal stone carver". It's just not a very commonly used word.
52 mins
neutral  David Walker (X): The word exists but I can't see it being used in this context
1 hr
agree  Saskia Bliemer - van der Pijl (X): I would say this is the only right word to use here, I've come across this word quite a lot, though I believe it is used more often in the US.
17 hrs
  -> Bedankt Saskia
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