Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Flemish term or phrase:
trektocht.., om den brode,
English translation:
migration, [need for] income
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Lucy Spring
Mar 26, 2003 19:11
21 yrs ago
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Flemish term
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Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English
trektocht.., om den brode,
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'...gekenmerkt door de trektocht van de landbouwers naar de fabriek, om den brode, en zonder enige sociale bescherming.
I don't know what 'om den brode' is, and what should I use for 'trektocht' here? Peregrination sounds ridiculous and hike is too leisurely! My instinct would be to use 'influx' or something similar. What does anyone else think?
I don't know what 'om den brode' is, and what should I use for 'trektocht' here? Peregrination sounds ridiculous and hike is too leisurely! My instinct would be to use 'influx' or something similar. What does anyone else think?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | characterized by a migration ... |
Ariser
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| 5 +1 | influx / to do for a living |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
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| 4 | move |
Jacqueline van der Spek
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| 4 | drift, for a living |
Henk Peelen
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characterized by a migration ...
characterized by a migration from the countryside to the factories, motivated by a need for income, and without any form of social protection or security
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Jacqueline van der Spek
Netherlands
Netherlands
Works in field
Netherlands
25 years experience in medicine
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 4 more.
move
The farmers had to leave the country to earn money in the factories.
They moved from the country to the cities, because there wasn't enough to live on by farming anymore.
HTH,
Jacqueline
They moved from the country to the cities, because there wasn't enough to live on by farming anymore.
HTH,
Jacqueline
+1
26 mins
Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Flemish
Belgium
Seasoned linguist
Native in: Dutch , Flemish
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Dutch to English, and 31 more.
influx / to do for a living
Influx would IMHO be perfect here.
Om den brode : to do for a living ('to keep the pot boiling' < meaning: in order to be able to buy bread --> om den brode (brode = brood))
Om den brode : to do for a living ('to keep the pot boiling' < meaning: in order to be able to buy bread --> om den brode (brode = brood))
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Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Netherlands
Works in field
Netherlands
Polytechnic school; Studio & memoQ
Native in: Dutch
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
drift, for a living
om den brode = for a living, for the money, for the dough, to keep the wolf from the door
Trek is here better dan trektocht
Van Dale
Trek = move, trek
trek naar de grote stad = drift
trk naar kust/goudevelden = rush
Trek is here better dan trektocht
Van Dale
Trek = move, trek
trek naar de grote stad = drift
trk naar kust/goudevelden = rush
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