17:49 Jan 11, 2012 |
English to Norwegian translations [Non-PRO] Marketing - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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4 | gå bredt ut |
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4 | hold alle muligheter åpne |
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4 | tenk bredt |
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cast a wide net gå bredt ut Explanation: Vi har en del uttrykk som ligner, men jeg er ikke sikker på hva som passer best i denne sammenhengen. Eksempler: - gå bredt ut - jakte høyt og lavt - lete med lys og lykter |
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cast a wide net hold alle muligheter åpne Explanation: There is, to my knowledge, no Norwegian saying or expression that uses a similar metaphor (despite nets being pretty frequently in use). The sentence could be expressed in this way "hold absolutt alle muligheter åpne når du er på jakt etter nye sjanser/utfordringer". Another option is "Når du ser etter nye muligheter, bør du lete både langs og på tvers". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-11 20:13:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- after your note, knowing that you need the word "search" to appear, maybe "lete både på langs og på tvers" or "lete høyt og lavt" are better options Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/110429/hareide-holder-dora-... |
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cast a wide net tenk bredt Explanation: Tenk bredt når du ser etter nye muligheter! As a general translation I like Egil`s suggestion "gå bredt ut" but personally, I think "tenk bredt!" is more suitable in this context and also as a headline. |
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