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holy grail

Dutch translation: heilige koe

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English term or phrase: holy grail Dutch translation: heilige koe Entered by: Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X)

20:56 Jun 1, 2005

English to Dutch translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Management / organisational politics
English term or phrase: holy grail context: workshop on organisational politics "Strange then that very little attention is given to the subject [= the art of networking] in the form of workshops and, even less, recognition in competency sets that seem to be the ***holy grail*** for many human resource functions." Ik weet wat de "holy grail" is, en vraag me dus vooral af hoe dit in het Nederlands treffend zou kunnen worden geformuleerd (het doelpubliek is Vlaams). Bedankt!	Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 344 (none open) (6 without valid answers) (21 closed without grading) Answers: 396 Ecuador Local time: 12:55
heilige koe, nirwana, steen der wijzen Explanation: allemaal met net wat andere connotaties	Selected response from: Guus van Osch (X) Local time: 19:55
Grading comment "heilige koe" paste het best in mijn tekst, maar ook "heilige graal" is een mogelijkheid 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +3	heilige graal	Leo te Braake | dutCHem
3 +2	heilige koe, nirwana, steen der wijzen	Guus van Osch (X)
5	ideaal, utopie	Laurent Slowack
2	het summum	Corien Dieterman (X)

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7 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

heilige koe, nirwana, steen der wijzen Explanation: allemaal met net wat andere connotaties	Guus van Osch (X) Local time: 19:55 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Dutch PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment "heilige koe" paste het best in mijn tekst, maar ook "heilige graal" is een mogelijkheid
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  swisstell: great choice! 5 mins neutral  Leo te Braake | dutCHem: ZEKER niet de steen der wijzen! Dat was waarmee de alchemist goud dacht te kunnen maken! 1 hr   -> volgens mij zit er ook een zekere ironie in de EN tekst agree  Anthony Michils 11 hrs
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ideaal, utopie Explanation: Van Dale geeft voor grail het bovenstaande, best te gebruiken in jouw context?	Laurent Slowack Local time: 11:55 Native speaker of: Dutch, Spanish
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) neutral  Antoinette Verburg: Hoi Laurent, is 100% confidence niet wat overdreven voor iets waarvan je, gezien het vraagteken, zelf ook niet zeker weet of het past in de context? 15 hrs
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heilige graal Explanation: Iedereen die zich met human resources bemoeit dient te weten van de ridders van de tafelronde en hun zoektocht naar deze drinkkroes. Serieus: het is ook in het nederlands een best veelgebruikte uitdrukking. Dat het zoiets betekent als "het bijna onbereikbare ideaal" betekent nog niet dat je in het nederlands een van alle genoemde synoniemen zou moeten gebruiken.	Leo te Braake | dutCHem Local time: 19:55 Native speaker of: Dutch PRO pts in category: 8
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Tina Vonhof (X): ja waarom niet? 5 hrs agree  Paul Peeraerts 6 hrs agree  Anthony Michils 9 hrs
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het summum Explanation: Suggestie	Corien Dieterman (X) Local time: 19:55 Native speaker of: Dutch PRO pts in category: 4
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