The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-10-28 01:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)

Oct 24, 2012 23:19

11 yrs ago

Greek term

sofi21

Greece

8 questions

επενδύω ένα διαμέρισμα

Non-PRO Greek to English Other Furniture / Household Appliances

πέρα από το επιπλώνω (furnish), υπάρχει κάτι αντίστοιχο του επενδύω που να συμπεριλαμβάνει και τη διακόσμηση χωρίς να είναι το decorate;

Proposed translations (English)

4 +3	dress up an appartment	Peter Close
5 +2	Interior designed flat/appartmen.	transphy
5	to spruce up an apartment	Haggen Kennedy

Discussion

Peter Close Oct 25, 2012: Well done! It shows what one happens when we try to write answers in a hurry. You will notice from many of my Kudoz texts that I often omit words. This is not because I do not know that the words should be included, but because I do not always check the text before I press submit. In the same way, I sometimes write the same words twice or unintentionally misspell a word due to typing a letter twice instead of once. You will see though that everywhere else (i.e., in the box with my answer explanation and website examples), I have spelt apartment with one 'p', and not two.
transphy Oct 25, 2012: Apartment with ONE 'p'. Peter and I had the same oversight!!!
Peter Close Oct 25, 2012: Transphy, haven't you ever heard of the English term, "Window dresser"? A "window dresser" is a person who arranges a display and the decoration of a shop window. The same term is very widely used in England to apply to the interior design and decoration of internal spaces such as homes, shop interiors and other premises. It may not be a term that is used widely by foreigners living in England, but it is widely used by English people living in England.
Peter Close Oct 25, 2012: Dress and dress up are terms that are also very widely used by English people in England. The asker asked for translations of "επενδύω ένα διαμέρισμα" and you suggested the English language equivalents of "διακοσμητής εσωτερικών χώρων", "σχεδιασμός εσωτερικών χώρων", "σχεδιαστής εσωτερικών χώρων" and "διακοσμιμένο βάση σχεδίου εσωτερικού χώρου".
transphy Oct 25, 2012: Yes, Americans can talk of 'dressing up' as the English talk of 'sprucing up' or even 'dolling up' but one never hears of 'dressers up' or 'sprucers up' or even 'dolly uppers. The Profesionals talk of Interior Designers, Interior Design, Interior Designed Flat.
Peter Close Oct 25, 2012: Excuse me, but isn't translation accuracy important when providing answers to askers' questions? If you were to take Transphy's suggested meaning, the translation of "interior designed apartment" would surely be "επενδυμένο διαμέρισμα". As far as I understood it, the asker was asking for a translation of "επενδύω ένα διαμέρισμα" and not of "επενδυμένο διαμέρισμα".

Proposed translations

5 hrs

Peter Close

570 answers

Native in English

Works in field

Selected

dress up an appartment

According to the Oxford Greek-English dictionary, "επενδύω" can also mean "coat", "dress", "line", "lag", "plate" or "face", when it is being used for decoration or finishing.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-10-25 04:51:44 GMT)
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Sorry, that should have been, "There are many ways to dress up an apartment to make it seem as if you own it."

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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-10-25 09:14:51 GMT)
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Try these, too:
http://www.dressupwho.com/new-apartment-makeover-244.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080714115341AA...
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-dress-ugly-apartment-2380811.htm...
http://www.mynewplace.com/blog/2011/06/03/dress-up-your-apar...
http://www.girldressupgames.net/game/11165/The-Apartment.htm...
http://www.smileydressup.com/decoration/8129/trendy-apartmen...
http://couple-dress-up.dressup.me/couples-new-apartment.html

Example sentence:

There are many ways to dress up an apartment to make it seem as you own it.

Reference:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4556930_dress-up-dull-apartment.html

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/10-temporary-products-for-dressing-up-a-rental-weekend-shoppers-guie-167339

Note from asker:

thank you, that's also very helpful!

Peer comment(s):

agree	Eleni Bouchli 21 mins
	Ευχαριστώ!
agree	Dave Bindon 2 hrs
	Thank you. Now get back to work; you have a long translation to do and a deadline to meet!
neutral	Haggen Kennedy : Lol. If I could, I would "like" the comment to Dave Bindon just above me! 5 hrs
neutral	transphy : Yes, a GIRLY Americanism English people DON'T properly use, like they don't talk of 'appartment' but FLAT. 5 hrs
	If you think the term "dress up" is a "girly Americanism", you obviously don't know English as well as I thought you did.
agree	Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi : And a great day and wonderful weekend to you too, Peter! 1 day 3 hrs
	Thank you Nadia. Have a good day and a pleasant weekend.

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."

1 hr

transphy

1325 answers

Native in Greek & English

Works in field

Interior designed flat/appartmen.

Interior Design embodies everything internal in a flat. furnishings( hard and soft), colour schemes, positioning of furniture, plants, kitchens, bathroome etc.
Dulux Design Service | dulux.co.uk
www.dulux.co.uk/design-service
Google 'interior design' and you will find plenty of references.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-25 00:28:09 GMT)
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Typo:
APPARTMENT

Example sentence:

Note from asker:

thank you, that seems appropriate!

Peer comment(s):

agree	Eleni Bouchli 4 hrs
	Thank you Eleni.
agree	Effie Simiakaki (X) 7 hrs
	Thanks Effie.

10 hrs

Haggen Kennedy

Brazil

71 answers

to spruce up an apartment

Just an option. :-)

Note from asker:

thanks a lot, let the peers decide :-)

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επενδύω ένα διαμέρισμα

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dress up an appartment

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Greek term or phrase:

επενδύω ένα διαμέρισμα

English translation:

dress up an appartment

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επενδύω ένα διαμέρισμα

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