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mens-erger-je-niet

English translation: ludo

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Dutch term or phrase:mens-erger-je-niet
English translation:ludo
Entered by: Ghislaine van der Burgt

11:28 Feb 16, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Dutch term or phrase: mens-erger-je-niet
In the 10 years that I have lived in the UK, I have known this as 'Knockout', but I would like to check before I use it in my document
Ghislaine van der Burgt
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:36
ludo
Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-02-16 11:32:33 GMT)
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and here:

Ludo (Mens erger je niet). ... Ludo is gewoon een andere naam voor het oude (1912)
spelletje: \"Mens erger je niet\" dat door Schmidt werd uitgegeven. ...
www.khbo.be/spellenarchief/spelgids/database/13.html
Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
Ludo is exactly the word I was looking for! Thanks for your prompt reply
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10ludo
Edith Kelly
5 +2Sorry
Jason Roberts
2 -2Snakes and Ladders
JTLingos


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
ludo


Explanation:
.

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-02-16 11:32:33 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

and here:

Ludo (Mens erger je niet). ... Ludo is gewoon een andere naam voor het oude (1912)
spelletje: \"Mens erger je niet\" dat door Schmidt werd uitgegeven. ...
www.khbo.be/spellenarchief/spelgids/database/13.html

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ludo is exactly the word I was looking for! Thanks for your prompt reply

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vixen: See e.g. http://uk-gift-shop.co.uk/catalogue/product_info.php/product...
4 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Christopher Smith (X): Exactly. My wife and I have always known the same game by different names. She says 'mens erger je niet' while I call it 'ludo'.
6 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Autobusek
22 mins
agree  Gert Vercauteren
31 mins
agree  Jason Roberts: for a UK audience
47 mins
agree  Robin Ward: Yes, that's it.-
47 mins
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
1 hr
agree  moya
4 hrs
agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
6 hrs
agree  fyg (X): http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Pachisi.htm
2 days 23 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Snakes and Ladders


Explanation:
I'm not sure. But could be

JTLingos
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jason Roberts: different game
30 mins
disagree  Robert Kleemaier: completely different game
2 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Sorry


Explanation:
In North America this game is called Sorry. Trouble and Parcheesi are other analogs of this game. For a North American audience Ludo would be unknown but they are all essentially the same game.

Jason Roberts
Local time: 00:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
5 hrs
agree  J. Leo (X)
9 hrs
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