Mar 26, 2009 13:20
15 yrs ago
Dutch term

Haagse Hoffelijkheid

Dutch to English Other Government / Politics
Ik kan dit natuurlijk vertalen met iets als: Courtesy in the Hague. Maar met Haagse wordt natuurlijk niet zo zeer de stad Den Haag bedoeld, maar de regering/het Binnenhof/Tweede Kamer.
Weet iemand een vertaling die de lading beter dekt?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 "Hague diplomacy"
3 Hague Manners

Discussion

Max Nuijens Mar 26, 2009:
Is there an ironic connotation to it? "Een discussiestuk ter bespreking met de minister-president wordt nog voor de bijeenkomst ... afgeschoten... Eufemistisch werd dit door de betrokken ambtenaar Haagse Hoffelijkheid genoemd."
Chris Hopley Mar 26, 2009:
Any context available?

Proposed translations

+2
19 mins
Selected

"Hague diplomacy"

This would seem to work fine in the example provided by Max...
Peer comment(s):

agree Kitty Brussaard : Without further context this seems the best option to me.
8 hrs
agree Marijke Singer
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 hrs

Hague Manners

From the following text I understand it is possible to say "London Manners" or "French Manners". I am not sure if this would work; depends on the context and how explicit you want the translation to be. This term could work because it is vague and open enough to project different notions on it. The government aspect is perhaps not so clear in this option.

"Edwin's incestuous desires are compounded, occurring with his sister too: After Whitmore seduces her, she miscarries and takes up with his friend Hartford once Edwin kills Whitmore in a duel. Edwin takes up with Mrs Whitmore in Paris, who is said to have 'French manners,' although everything in this novel suggests her manners and behavior might better be called 'London manners', since all the characters associated with London share her manners, behavior, and attitudes."

http://www2.shu.ac.uk/corvey/cw3/ContribPage.cfm?Contrib=43
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