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Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

Zij denken mest en mee

English translation:

manure experts who really believe in customer service

Added to glossary by Alexander Taguiltsev
Jun 29, 2011 11:27
12 yrs ago
Dutch term

Zij denken mest en mee

Dutch to English Other Agriculture Cows
It is just a title. But this phrase does not make sense for me. Normally there should be a preposition - denken over.
Or is it a phraseological unit? They think of manure and honey?
Please, help.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 manure experts who really believe in customer service
Change log

Jun 29, 2011 11:28: Alexander Taguiltsev changed "Language pair" from "Danish to English" to "Dutch to English"

Jul 4, 2011 15:06: Yana Dovgopol changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO" , "Term Context" from "It is just a title. But this phrase does not make sense for me. Normally there should be a preposition - denken over. Or is it a phraseological unit? They think of manure and honey? Please, help." to "It is just a title. But this phrase does not make sense for me. Normally there should be a preposition - denken over. Or is it a phraseological unit? They think of manure and honey? Please, help. "

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (2): Johan Venter, Natalie

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Discussion

Johan Venter Jun 29, 2011:
This is why context is so important Manure is clearly not important, but rather cleanliness and the health of the animals as a result!
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Jun 29, 2011:
van mij krijgen ze een 9!”
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Jun 29, 2011:
“Zij denken mest en mee”.
Klanten over werkwijze en service van YYY

Voor YYY houdt de serviceverlening niet op bij de staldeur. Integendeel. Wij komen u zoveel mogelijk tegemoet. Niet alleen door 24/7 voor u klaar te staan. Maar ook door gewoon goed naar u te luisteren en daar zonodig onze producten en service op af te stemmen. En als de spullen eenmaal zijn afgeleverd, houden we contact om zaken eventueel te optimaliseren. Hoe ervaren onze klanten dat eigenlijk?

“Ze kwamen ‘s ochtends om half 7 checken hoe het ging”
Xxxx Zzzz, veehouder met 180 melk- en kalfkoeien, reinigt met de YYY XZ200 mestrobot.

“In mijn nieuwe stal heb ik op advies van YYY de XZ200 mestrobot ingezet. In vergelijking met de XZ100 nog krachtiger, sneller, minder onderhoudsgevoelig en zuiniger met stroom. De roosters en dus ook de dieren blijven fantastisch schoon, de klauwgezondheid is goed en – constateerde de veearts - er is ook sprake van een stukje uiergezondheid. De robot doet onverstoorbaar z’n werk zonder de dieren te storen. Na aflevering kwamen ze van YYY nog een periode checken of alles goed ging. Echte enthousiastellingen, ze stonden om half 7 voor de deur! Heel goede service, van mij krijgen
MoiraB Jun 29, 2011:
A summary added here will do and will enable more people to contribute ideas!
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Jun 29, 2011:
Ok, thank you, but may I mail it to you both then through PROZ so to avoid publishing it here? I think, Johan is right. I translated such kind of text a few months ago and the general title was also something about solutions.
MoiraB Jun 29, 2011:
Agree with Johan There are many ways of translating meedenken so any answers would just be a stab in the dark. If it's a title, then give us the gist of what comes under the title - or ask the client for further info. Your own suggestion doesn't work at all IMO, since being manure experts is separate from the meedenken idea.
Johan Venter Jun 29, 2011:
Context We really need more context to be able to provide an answer that goes beyond an explanation. I'd be more inclined to use the term 'expert', rather than 'qualified', and I wouldn't say 'think together', but rather 'help find a solution'. Given the limited context I'm not going to try to put these ideas together to provide a full answer, however.
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Jun 29, 2011:
If I translate it as 'Qualified approach to think of manure together' Is it ok? Since it is some kind of marketing article I think I can afford some liberty in translation of titles.
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Jun 29, 2011:
Yes, I guess, I was in a hurry to mark this question as non-pro.
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Jun 29, 2011:
But, in any way, how it is going to sound in English, Johan?
Kari Koonin Jun 29, 2011:
Yes, they have created a kind of alliteration here: "denken mest" as in "think manure" and "denken mee" as in Johan's suggestion. Hard to translate, I agree.
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Jun 29, 2011:
Oh, I see mee- is a verb prefix then. :))) Thank you. So, the meaning is co-operation.
Johan Venter Jun 29, 2011:
Clever title It is not easy to translate this into English, but I think your target language is Russian, so an explanation would at any rate be more appropriate than a translation. From the limited context I'd say that they are trying to say that they are experts in the field of manure and that they are happy to help their clients find solutions (meedenken)

Proposed translations

+3
1 hr
Selected

manure experts who really believe in customer service

based on your additional context. Or:
....who always put the customer first
...who really listen to their customers
...who take a proactive approach towards their customers

HTH

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-29 12:55:03 GMT)
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sorry, I missed out a crucial qualiifier: manure management experts who...
Note from asker:
Wow! :) Thank you, MoiraB
Peer comment(s):
agree Johan Venter : I like the last part of your sentence... //Your note turned this right around and I agree with "Manure management experts who really believe in customer service"
9 mins
Thanks, Johan. I got fixated on manure experts before seeing the context and forgot to qualify my initial answer!
agree Kari Koonin : A good solution. Especially for "meedenken" which is always a toughie - I'll make a note of that for future reference myself.
26 mins
Thanks, Kari. Glad to be of service! ;-)
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
thanks, Tina
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