nysynet

English translation: recent full MOT

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Danish term or phrase:nysynet
English translation:recent full MOT
Entered by: Richard Green

11:27 Aug 11, 2013
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Danish term or phrase: nysynet
I'm translating a small ad for a Dane who is looking to sell their car in the UK and I am struggling with the term "nysynet".

I would like your ideas on whether I should localise it for the UK market to something like "Full MOT", or whether I should stick closer to the Danish with "Recently inspected" or something along those lines.

Any ideas warmly received as always.

Happy Sunday!

Richard
Richard Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:53
recent full MOT
Explanation:
recent full MOT
or derivations - full MOT, recent

seems an adequate localisation taking both time (ny-) and activity (synet) into account.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-08-11 14:08:11 GMT)
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In view of Gitte's comment you might use 'recent certificate for technical vehicle inspection availale' (equivalent to MOT).. this would be a bit long for a small advert. The main thing is to signal that the car is in a fit and legal condition for the roads.
See about approval: https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/Pages/Car-and-drivers-licenc...


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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-08-11 15:12:44 GMT)
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Following Asker's comment, maybe simply: recent legal technical inspection.
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Birthe Omark
Denmark
Local time: 22:53
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recent full MOT


Explanation:
recent full MOT
or derivations - full MOT, recent

seems an adequate localisation taking both time (ny-) and activity (synet) into account.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-08-11 14:08:11 GMT)
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In view of Gitte's comment you might use 'recent certificate for technical vehicle inspection availale' (equivalent to MOT).. this would be a bit long for a small advert. The main thing is to signal that the car is in a fit and legal condition for the roads.
See about approval: https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/Pages/Car-and-drivers-licenc...


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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-08-11 15:12:44 GMT)
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Following Asker's comment, maybe simply: recent legal technical inspection.

Birthe Omark
Denmark
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, it is a very short advert of just a few words (if you can imagine an ad in Autotrader) so I need to keep it as concise as possible. I guess we have to remember is that even if the car meets all Danish standards, if it is sold to a UK buyer and brought to the UK, it will need to be MOT'd anyway, so perhaps mentioning 'MOT' at all might be misleading?


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agree  Diarmuid Kennan
22 mins

neutral  564354352 (X): As a british MOT comes with an official display label (at least it did when I lived in the UK), which you don't get with the Danish equivalent, maybe better to use a Danish phrase and add (Danish MOT) in brackets?
2 hrs
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