fra skrot til slot

English translation: Trash to cash

09:40 Apr 28, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Manufacturing / catch-phrase - I know it´s out there somewhere!
Danish term or phrase: fra skrot til slot
This is driving me nuts!

I know there is an English phrase, but all I can think of or find is ´from scrap to profit´.
The numbers - or lack - of hits suggest there is another, more frequently used version in English.

The text is a publicity brochure, and the context is not over helpful, but very typical:
__________________________
Velkommen til vores udgave af SKROT TIL SLOT.

Der er mange gode grunde til, at renovering og genbrug af produkter er i stærk stigning: Klimaofrandringer, begrænsede mængder af råstoffer osv., og derfor har EU bestemt, f. eks. at 10 % af en bil skal kunne genbruges direkte. Det sikrer et marked for renoverede dele, og samtidig producerer bilfabrikanterne kun originaldelene i et vist antal år.
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So they gather in ´skrot´ and restore it to new condition.
As this is a heading, I am looking for a catchy phrase, but ´fra skrot til slot´ is really frequently used in Denmark, so it does not matter if it is a cliché. In fact, all the better. The whole tone of the text is light-hearted, not boasting too much, but of course, the message is ´we´re the best...´
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 12:04
English translation:Trash to cash
Explanation:
Trash to cash måske?
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Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 06:04
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Tusind tak! Det viser sig, ikke helt overraskende, at BBC også har et program, der hedder ´Trash to Cash´ og derfor er udtrykket godt kendt. Det må være det, jeg havde i baghovedet.
Det passer under alle omstændigheder lige til min tekst, da produkterne sælges... :-)
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3 +2Trash to cash
Soren Petersen
2From Scrap to Castle
Alain Mouchel


  

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Trash to cash


Explanation:
Trash to cash måske?

Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tusind tak! Det viser sig, ikke helt overraskende, at BBC også har et program, der hedder ´Trash to Cash´ og derfor er udtrykket godt kendt. Det må være det, jeg havde i baghovedet.
Det passer under alle omstændigheder lige til min tekst, da produkterne sælges... :-)
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Asker: TAK, Søren, det lyder meget lovende!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Birthe Omark: Jeg synes, at det bærer meningen rigtig godt :-)
35 mins

agree  Brian Young: yes, this sounds as close as you can get
3 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
From Scrap to Castle


Explanation:
"From Scrap to Castle"
(Danish people speaking about a TV3 program as "From Scrap to Castle")


    Reference: http://oneworld.pointblog.net/from-scrap-to-Castle-signup.ht...
Alain Mouchel
Local time: 12:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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