pcovs Nov 18, 2010:

'Trendsættende' is a word later on in the text not the exact proposed translation. The proposed translation was 'edgy' relating to the later 'trendsættende'.
Hope this was a somewhat clearer explanation?

Anyway, what is or is not meant in the source text is inarguably quite vague, as the Danish text seems to have been translated itself from some language, I cannot identify off hand.
The thing is that it doesn't really work in Danish in the first place, which makes this question difficult to answer precisely - at least if one insists on being verbatim. ;o)
What we really need is for Pernille to provide some more context info on this one if at all possible?

Brian Young Nov 12, 2010:

trendsættende, yes, that would be correct. However, that is not what is meant in the original Danish, as you are well aware of. Whether the Sunday Times, or any form of journalism, should be a guide to English usage, is another question.

Susanne Friesen Nov 12, 2010:

Edgy as in trend setting Thank you, I am aware of the risks of relying on Google, which is why I emphasized the trustworthiness of The Sunday Times.
Brian, what you seem to have overlooked right from the start is my connecting edgy with trendsættende rather than with stregen. However, I now rest my case and will leave the rest up to Pernille as the one, in the end, best suited to identify the appropriate answer for her situation. ;)

Brian Young Nov 12, 2010:

documentation The documentation that sara provides pretty much reinforces what I have said. "Edgy" is described as a "trendy new word", and its suggested use is not in line with the Danish original in question here.

Brian Young Nov 12, 2010:

edgy output? That is the term that I had not heard. But I am not surprised that you can find it on Google. You can find almost anything on Google, and it is too bad that so many people interpret a Google finding as some kind of validation. This practice is very widespread on this website. Even if it has been used somewhere, it does NOT sound appropriate in this context. Nor do "daring" or "aggresive". "Edgy" has a very limiting or tentative sound to it, and would not come close to the original Danish. There is the common expression "cutting edge", but that is not related to this situation.

Nikolaj Widenmann Nov 12, 2010:

Output to the max Output to the max sounds like a good option.

Brian Young Nov 12, 2010:

other options Maximum output. That is what is really meant here. I am not sure about always trying to duplicate such strange expressions as "gaar lige til stregen". Another option could be "output to the max", which is more in line with the original usage. "hugs the limit" might be acceptable, but it seems to have a negative component not found in the original. The intention is to go to the limit, not just get close to it.