May 6, 2008 09:52
16 yrs ago
Danish term
Laura Petersen (X)
sølvbryllupshjem
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
The text deals with home renovation. I know what they are getting at in terms of 'staid interior decor' but perhaps there is a more vivid way of putting it?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | staid bourgeois interior decor |
dkLocalize
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| 4 | retro style home |
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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| 3 | Homes in the 'safe investment' style |
Christine Andersen
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| 3 | old fashioned |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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staid bourgeois interior decor
Possibly you may want to add the term "bourgeois" ?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "'bourgeois' is perfect, thanks very much!"
1 hr
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
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Homes in the 'safe investment' style
Homes in the 'safe investment' style
homes in impeccable, slightly outdated taste
(My husband and I love to poke fun at this sort of thing as we try to get our living room presentable for guests, removing the layer of magazines and crosswords and dusting the studio glass and batiks... one-off pieces, of course! Our relations ask: "Tror I, værdien holder?" every time we come home with some trophy, and we don't care a hoot, we just like it!) :-D
homes in impeccable, slightly outdated taste
(My husband and I love to poke fun at this sort of thing as we try to get our living room presentable for guests, removing the layer of magazines and crosswords and dusting the studio glass and batiks... one-off pieces, of course! Our relations ask: "Tror I, værdien holder?" every time we come home with some trophy, and we don't care a hoot, we just like it!) :-D
3 hrs
old fashioned
my suggestion for type of interior
10 hrs
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Denmark
Professional Full-Time Translator
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish
retro style home
I heard a commercial on the radio the other day with a woman visiting somebody and saying: "Oh, it [home] is sooo retro!". It definitely had a negative meaning.
"Who else is excited about the forth coming Toshiba Genio Pocket PC? I'm hoping that it will not have the multiple button pressing issue that the iPAQ has. I just wish it wasn't so retro looking."
http://the-gadgeteer.com/search?keywords=retro
"Who else is excited about the forth coming Toshiba Genio Pocket PC? I'm hoping that it will not have the multiple button pressing issue that the iPAQ has. I just wish it wasn't so retro looking."
http://the-gadgeteer.com/search?keywords=retro
Example sentence:
Decorating Your Retro Style Home with “Hip” Colors & Designs.
So retro, yet so modern.
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