Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
de return komt niet vanzelf
English translation:
the rewards don't come easily
Added to glossary by
Chris Hopley
Oct 1, 2009 12:55
14 yrs ago
Dutch term
De return komt echter niet vanzelf
Dutch to English
Marketing
Journalism
This is an article about e-marketing for a business school's magazine. I'm looking for a good, fluent alternative to my "There's no such thing as a free lunch", which isn't entirely appropriate, I feel.
Interviewee x (the school's web content manager) has just ticked off the advantages of e-marketing. Then:
**De return komt echter niet vanzelf.** Online marketing is een prijzige, tijdsintensieve bezigheid en vergt de nodige voorbereiding. Een van de sleutels tot succes is een goed verhaal. “Een boodschap zonder inhoud brengt niets op,” weet x.
Interviewee x (the school's web content manager) has just ticked off the advantages of e-marketing. Then:
**De return komt echter niet vanzelf.** Online marketing is een prijzige, tijdsintensieve bezigheid en vergt de nodige voorbereiding. Een van de sleutels tot succes is een goed verhaal. “Een boodschap zonder inhoud brengt niets op,” weet x.
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Oct 8, 2009 07:43: Chris Hopley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
22 mins
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to generate a return, you need to keep at it
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.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I actually decided to use something completely different (The rewards don't come easily, though) but this is closest in flavour and pointed me in the right direction. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions."
+1
12 mins
The return is not evident!
or "The return is not obvious/guaranteed/automatic"
17 mins
The returns won't come without investment
In het Nls is enkelvoud 'return' gebruikt maar ik zou het zo zeggen: komen niet vanzelf - won't come without investment
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
writeaway
: it's return in English too. returns takes us somewhere else.....
7 mins
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thank you
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+1
28 mins
The return will not happen overnight
The return will not happen overnight
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: I.m.o. the most likely expression a person might use in that situation.
2 hrs
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ty Tina
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3 hrs
But returns don't happen by magic.
and you would then carry on talking about the effort and investment of time and money involved...
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