toevlucht

English translation: (vlucht) expanding, increasing, booming

16:28 Jun 28, 2010

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Bus/Financial - Computers (general)

Dutch term or phrase: toevlucht

I'm translating a PPT presentation on how to use search engines effectively. One section about the various media available online includes the following:

"Naslagwerken
Aanpassen van artikelen is eenvoudig
Bereik van groot publiek

Presentaties
Veel presentaties over uiteenlopende onderwerpen beschikbaar

Video’s
Video’s nemen toevlucht door digitaal tijdperk"

I'm not at all clear what the "video's" section is trying to say. It's the last item on the slide and it doesn't come up again afterwards.

Adam Dean KudoZ activity Questions: 139 (5 open) (2 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 6
Local time: 18:20

English translation:(vlucht) expanding, increasing, booming

Explanation:
The term is being used incorrectly in this context. What apparently is meant is 'vlucht', which could be translated here as: expanding, increasing, booming, etc.

Selected response from:

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 19:20

Grading comment

Thanks Jack - that definitely makes most sense. Points to you as you were first to answer.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

skyrocket

Lianne van de Ven

4 +2

(vlucht) expanding, increasing, booming

Jack den Haan

4 +2

video sharing has become an immensely popular

Carolyn Gille

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(vlucht) expanding, increasing, booming

Explanation:
The term is being used incorrectly in this context. What apparently is meant is 'vlucht', which could be translated here as: expanding, increasing, booming, etc.

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 19:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

Thanks Jack - that definitely makes most sense. Points to you as you were first to answer.

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

skyrocket

Explanation:
toevlucht in video's - videos are skyrocketing
or: increasingly available
Including video results because they are now so widely available

Correct Dutch expression is that 'video's nemen een vlucht' (niet toevlucht')

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 13:20
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

51 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

video sharing has become an immensely popular

Explanation:
Just another option. Because they're talking about video in the digital era, I tend to think that they mean video sharing, and not just video.

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Note added at 52 mins (2010-06-28 17:21:23 GMT)
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sorry, the 'an' shouldn't be there :o

Reference: http://www.squidoo.com/Video-Sharing-Software
Reference: http://mashable.com/2009/06/11/youtube-video-sharing-twitter...

Carolyn Gille
Local time: 19:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

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