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De Blauwe Loper ligt uit voor betonrecycling

English translation: [something] is warmly welcomed / embraced / given/left a clear field / ...

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Dutch term or phrase:de loper ligt uit voor [iets]
English translation:[something] is warmly welcomed / embraced / given/left a clear field / ...
Entered by: Barend van Zadelhoff

10:48 Nov 2, 2022
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Engineering (general) / Brochure about recycled concrete
Dutch term or phrase: De Blauwe Loper ligt uit voor betonrecycling
De Blauwe Loper is an innovative cycle/footbridge in Groningen made with recycled concrete and the longest cycle bridge in Europe. I'm translating a brochure for the group that makes the recycled concrete. I can't seem to find an example of the combination "ligt uit voor".
The sentence is a section heading and nothing that follows helps. I'm thinking it could mean something like "stands out", "an outstanding example of" etc. but it's odd that I can't find any example of this word combination on the web.
Pat Grocott
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:18
Concrete recycling embraced in rolling out De Blauwe Loper.
Explanation:
Concrete recycling embraced in rolling out De Blauwe Loper.
or
Concrete recycling embraced in rolling out 'the blue carpet'.

And explain later what 'the blue carpet' refers to.

The expression 'de loper ligt uit' indicates 'someone/something is warmly welcomed'.

So if 'de loper uitligt' for concrete recycling, it means this practice is warmly welcomed (or embraced).

'roll out' means launching something, while it also can be used in 'rolling out a carpet'

In this case the "De Blauwe Loper' project is launched while 'rolling out' also works well with 'blue carpet' (blauwe loper)

De blauwe loper ligt uit voor betonrecycling

Onder de naam ‘De Blauwe Loper’ wordt in de provincie Groningen een nieuwe brug voor fietsers en voetgangers aangelegd tussen Blauwestad en Winschoten. Het wordt met 800 meter één van de langste fietsbruggen van Europa. De brug zal met uitsluitend duurzame materialen aangelegd worden.

In januari is door Mebin in opdracht van Strukton Civiel Noord & Oost circulair beton gestort .

Het beton is gemaakt van Circuzand en Circugrind. Dit is gemaakt van end-of-life beton met de betonrecyclingstechniek die ontwikkeld is door GBN Groep in samenwerking met de TU Delft, onder de naam C2CA Technology B.V.

https://www.gbn.nl/updates/de-blauwe-loper-ligt-uit-voor-bet...

Sexy Water Recycling Embraced in San Diego!

https://sandiego.surfrider.org/news/oh-la-la-sexy-water-recy...
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Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 15:18
Grading comment
Thanks for all the interesting input. I chose this answer and decided not to include the word play explicitly as I felt it would overcomplicate matters in the context.
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Summary of answers provided
4De Blauwe Loper re-cycles concrete
Brian Quigley
3 +1De Blauwe Loper helps pave the way for concrete recycling
Kitty Brussaard
4Europe's longest cycle bridge marks a major advance in concrete recycling
philgoddard
3Concrete recycling embraced in rolling out De Blauwe Loper.
Barend van Zadelhoff
3New walkway lays out the "Blue Carpet" for concrete recycling
Ronald Matthyssen


Discussion entries: 8





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Concrete recycling embraced in rolling out De Blauwe Loper.


Explanation:
Concrete recycling embraced in rolling out De Blauwe Loper.
or
Concrete recycling embraced in rolling out 'the blue carpet'.

And explain later what 'the blue carpet' refers to.

The expression 'de loper ligt uit' indicates 'someone/something is warmly welcomed'.

So if 'de loper uitligt' for concrete recycling, it means this practice is warmly welcomed (or embraced).

'roll out' means launching something, while it also can be used in 'rolling out a carpet'

In this case the "De Blauwe Loper' project is launched while 'rolling out' also works well with 'blue carpet' (blauwe loper)

De blauwe loper ligt uit voor betonrecycling

Onder de naam ‘De Blauwe Loper’ wordt in de provincie Groningen een nieuwe brug voor fietsers en voetgangers aangelegd tussen Blauwestad en Winschoten. Het wordt met 800 meter één van de langste fietsbruggen van Europa. De brug zal met uitsluitend duurzame materialen aangelegd worden.

In januari is door Mebin in opdracht van Strukton Civiel Noord & Oost circulair beton gestort .

Het beton is gemaakt van Circuzand en Circugrind. Dit is gemaakt van end-of-life beton met de betonrecyclingstechniek die ontwikkeld is door GBN Groep in samenwerking met de TU Delft, onder de naam C2CA Technology B.V.

https://www.gbn.nl/updates/de-blauwe-loper-ligt-uit-voor-bet...

Sexy Water Recycling Embraced in San Diego!

https://sandiego.surfrider.org/news/oh-la-la-sexy-water-recy...

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 46
Grading comment
Thanks for all the interesting input. I chose this answer and decided not to include the word play explicitly as I felt it would overcomplicate matters in the context.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: Also see James Duncan's suggestion in the Dbox
31 mins
  -> Of course I have seen it. See my response to his suggestion in the D-box. // True, his 'rolling out' gave me a significantly different idea. So, thanks to him for 'rolling out'. :-)
neutral  philgoddard: Sorry, but I think this is too contrived, and you don't roll out bridges.
23 hrs
  -> You do roll out 'lopers' and + a little bit of imagination, 'rolling out' could then be understood in rolling out this bridge project. I won't convince you of course. :-)
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
De Blauwe Loper re-cycles concrete


Explanation:
A pun for a pun always works best!

Brian Quigley
Netherlands
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Barend van Zadelhoff: I understand your 'cycling' (fietsen) point, and it is funny, but the aspect of opportunity for concrete recycling is missing, while this is very important here. // Far-fetched, the opportunity aspect should be explicit, and cycling was about fietsen, no?
20 hrs
  -> Um... that's kind of missing my point entirely. Recycling is inherently opportunistic! ;-)
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
New walkway lays out the "Blue Carpet" for concrete recycling


Explanation:
"De Blauwe Loper" is a footbridge for cyclists and pedestrians, so the pun is double: "Loper" as in "walker" and in "carpet". IMHO his can only be resolved to refer to both meanings, hence "walkway" AND "carpet" in the translation. Only referring to "carpet" omits the fact that it's actually about a walkway.

Ronald Matthyssen
Austria
Local time: 15:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: The wordplay doesn't translate, so this doesn't work in my opinion.
4 hrs
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1 day 10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
De Blauwe Loper helps pave the way for concrete recycling


Explanation:
Given that concrete recycling (i.e. the use of concrete waste in the production of new concrete) is not widely practised yet, one could say that De Blauwe Loper helps pave the way for its wider adoption. 'Paving' and 'way' also tie in well with the fact that De Blauwe Loper is a cycle and footbridge.

Or stay closer to the source and translate as:
De Blauwe Loper rolls out the carpet (or: red carpet) for concrete recycling

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: This is good, but it doesn't tell you what De Blauwe Loper is.
1 hr
  -> You're right, but I assume this will become clear from the article itself. I tried to keep the headline as short as possible.
agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: Sounds good.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Barend!
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Europe's longest cycle bridge marks a major advance in concrete recycling


Explanation:
The purpose of the headline is to tell the reader what the article is about.

The wordplay doesn't work in English, so there's no point trying to reproduce it.

Also, you shouldn't have to read the article to find out what De Blauwe Loper is. People are inherently lazy, and your job is to make the translation as easy as possible to read.

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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2022-11-03 12:47:15 GMT)
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Or "is a milestone in".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kitty Brussaard: Hi Phil, you definitely have a point as far as the wordplay is concerned. I'm not sure if the bridge as such 'marks a major advance in concrete recycling', but perhaps you're right.
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