John Lewis

Danish translation: Magasin

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English term or phrase:John Lewis
Danish translation:Magasin
Entered by: Anne Kjaer Iversen

16:44 Sep 22, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: John Lewis
Hej alle,

Jeg har brug for at finde en dansk ækvivalent til det britiske John Lewis (department store) - altså en tilsvarende butik(skæde), der er at finde i DK, og som har samme standard (+prisniveau).

Jeg kan kun komme i tanke om IKEA eller IDEmøbler, men ingen af dem sælger tøj (hvilket godt nok er knap så vigtigt), og jeg er ikke rigtig klar over, om John Lewis ligger i den lave prisklasse eller den dyre eller midt imellem.

Tak for hjælpen!
Anne Kjaer Iversen
Denmark
Local time: 14:58
Magasin
Explanation:
Ifølge pålidelig engelsk - danskboende - kilde, er det nærmeste udvalgsmæssigt, Magasin, selv om Magasin ikke er "landsdækkende". John Lewis er "upper/middle" på sortiment dvs. bedre kvalitet end Debenhams men dårligere end Harrods.
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Morten Rindsig
Denmark
Local time: 14:58
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john lewis
Magasin


Explanation:
Ifølge pålidelig engelsk - danskboende - kilde, er det nærmeste udvalgsmæssigt, Magasin, selv om Magasin ikke er "landsdækkende". John Lewis er "upper/middle" på sortiment dvs. bedre kvalitet end Debenhams men dårligere end Harrods.

Morten Rindsig
Denmark
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tak for hjælpen!
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Asker: Ja selvfølgelig, det passer rigtig godt ind i konteksten!


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john lewis
Magasin


Explanation:
John Lewis er ikke i den billige ende og udvalget minder om det udvalg man kan finde i Magasin.

IvyHolst
Denmark
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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