Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
slimmer werken
English translation:
smart working (practices)
Added to glossary by
Marijke Singer
Oct 18, 2018 09:12
5 yrs ago
Dutch term
Marisa
slimmer werken
Non-PRO
Dutch to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
organizational psychology, business
Term appears in an Organizational Psychology book, written in Dutch, to be translated for a global business audience.
Sentence is "Hoewel de term 'sociale innovatie' enigszins is ingeburgerd, wordt ook vaak de term 'slimmer werken' gebruikt."
So 'slimmer werken' which can translate to "work smarter" or "smarter work," is used in the Netherlands as a business buzz word. Goal is to find out the best equivalent phrase in English.
another Dutch text that uses this term: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265571633_Slimmer_W...
Sentence is "Hoewel de term 'sociale innovatie' enigszins is ingeburgerd, wordt ook vaak de term 'slimmer werken' gebruikt."
So 'slimmer werken' which can translate to "work smarter" or "smarter work," is used in the Netherlands as a business buzz word. Goal is to find out the best equivalent phrase in English.
another Dutch text that uses this term: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265571633_Slimmer_W...
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Marijke Singer
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Technical translator with Math degree
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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60
Selected
smart working (practices)
I would put the practices in there (sounds better).
Example sentence:
https://www.cmiworkplace.co.uk/minimising-stress-at-work-with-smart-working-practices/
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Beijer
: am 99% certain “slimmer werken” and “slim werk(en)” are exactly the same thing. “smart working”, “smarter working”, “smart work”, “working smart”, “working smarter”, with and without “practices” are all fine iyam
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Thanks, Michael.
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Kitty Brussaard
: Smart working will do just fine. Adding 'practices' or something similar is not really needed when referring to the philosophy/concept as such (as in the source sentence).
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Thanks, Kitty!
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: and with Kitty.
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Thanks, Tina!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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