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12:55 Oct 1, 2009 |
Dutch to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Journalism | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Chris Hopley Netherlands Local time: 21:18 | ||||||
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The return is not evident! Explanation: or "The return is not obvious/guaranteed/automatic" |
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The returns won't come without investment Explanation: In het Nls is enkelvoud 'return' gebruikt maar ik zou het zo zeggen: komen niet vanzelf - won't come without investment |
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de return komt echter niet vanzelf to generate a return, you need to keep at it Explanation: The way I read it, the person is saying that you can't just sit back and watch the return come in. You need to work at it. The following sentences seem to bear this about: it costs a lot of time and money. |
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The return will not happen overnight Explanation: The return will not happen overnight |
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But returns don't happen by magic. Explanation: and you would then carry on talking about the effort and investment of time and money involved... |
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