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verzilver uw dak

English translation: Make your roof pay

16:19 May 22, 2020
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Energy / Power Generation / solar energy
Dutch term or phrase: verzilver uw dak
https://www.gelderland.nl/verzilveruwdak

It is the name of an initiative to stimulate the installation of solar panels on rooftops. Any good ideas on how to translate "verzilver"?

Thank you!
Barbara Milano
Netherlands
Local time: 11:18
English translation:Make your roof pay
Explanation:
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Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 11:18
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3Make your roof pay
Marijke Singer
4 +2monetise your roof
philgoddard
4exploit your roof for economic benefit
TechLawDC
3Make your roof pay for itself
Textpertise
3cash in on your roof
Barend van Zadelhoff


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Make your roof pay


Explanation:
One suggestion

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 11:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Asker: I also like it with "pay its way", thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I've left my answer as it has a dictionary reference.
5 mins
  -> I just found Make your roof pay its way on https://www.bmigroup.com/innovation/environmental-sustainabi... which is more 'fun'.
agree  Catriona C.: Especially with your addition of 'pay it's way'
28 mins
  -> Thanks, Catriona!
agree  giovanni_v: 'Make your roof pay its way'
42 mins
  -> Thans, Giovanni. Yes, I like that more too.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Make your roof pay for itself


Explanation:
I don't think the term is meant to be understood literally. They're not telling you to silver plate your roof. The idea is that using solar energy is meant to not only save you money but earn you money in the long term.

Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:18
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cash in on your roof


Explanation:
my two cents

Different context but similarities.

Cash In On Your Roof!
Your new metal roof could earn you a tax credit through the federal government's Energy Star program. Learn how to reduce taxes dollar-for-dollar. Contact us today at (214) 381-0600 to see if your new roofing project qualifies.

http://www.mmroofsidingdallas.com/roofing/metal.html

Er zijn steeds meer bedrijven die overgaan tot de installatie van zonnepanelen op hun dak. Er blijft echter een groot deel van daken nog steeds onbenut. Ons concrete doel is 600.000 m2 aan zonnepanelen op bedrijfsdaken. We willen ondernemers stimuleren een SDE+ subsidie aan te vragen voor kansrijke zonneprojecten én we willen ondernemers die al een dergelijke subsidie hebben aangevraagd, helpen bij het verder ontwikkelen van hun initiatief. Een SDE+ subsidie is een speciale subsidie die de Nederlandse overheid beschikbaar stelt aan zowel bedrijven als instellingen die hernieuwbare energie produceren of van plan zijn om hernieuwbare energie te produceren. De afkorting SDE+ staat voor Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie.

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 11:18
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Also a very nice option, thanks!

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
monetise your roof


Explanation:
Verzilveren is het bedekken van een voorwerp met een laagje zilver.
Verzilveren betekent ook: te gelde maken.
http://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/verzilveren

I think there's a play on words here, since as well as making you money, solar panels turn your roof silver. You probably have to lose this in the translation, though someone may prove me wrong!

PS: Please don't use the "first validated answer" mode. This often means that someone gives a correct answer, but doesn't get any thanks or points.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hadn't thought of that! Thanks for the heads-up :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  giovanni_v: I was thinking along these lines too. The scheme is for businesses so I think 'monetise' sets the right tone.
10 mins
agree  Kitty Brussaard: Or in this specific context (commercial & industrial rather than residential roofs): monetise your roof space. See f.i. http://together.solar/urban-solar/ and https://quicklinestorage.co.uk/solar-panels/.
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
exploit your roof for economic benefit


Explanation:
Alternative: exploit your roof for an economic benefit.
Explanation: "Exploit" is the type of term that a businessperson or accountant might elect. I am not saying it is more idiomatic than "monetise", just that it may sound more apt to some people.
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(Hundreds of thousands of Google hits for search: exploit "for economic benefit".) Example:
Data Cash Systems, Inc. V. JS & A Group, Inc
books.google.com › books
... the number of copies distributed is irrelevant.2/ And if the communication is limited, whether the communication is exploited for economic benefit is irrelevant.
1980


TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 05:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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