noget af det smarte

English translation: It's new and fancy and all that

13:16 Nov 1, 2016
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing / Market Research
Danish term or phrase: noget af det smarte
Det der er lidt farligt I øjeblikket er, at der bliver sat sensorer op alle mulige steder, men bliver de virkelig brugt?
Det er noget af det smarte og alt muligt andet, men det gælder altså om, at vi skal finde ud af, hvad er formålet.

This is a transcript of an interview with a construction company about big data. Struggling to make sense of 'Det er noget af det smarte og alt muligt andet' in this context.
Simon Klys
Germany
Local time: 01:45
English translation:It's new and fancy and all that
Explanation:
... Could be one way of putting it in casual, spoken terms.
"It's new and fancy and all that but the bottom line is that we need to determine what the purpose is"
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Signe Golly
Denmark
Local time: 01:45
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2It's new and fancy and all that
Signe Golly
4sure it's glitzy
Ulla de Stricker


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
It's new and fancy and all that


Explanation:
... Could be one way of putting it in casual, spoken terms.
"It's new and fancy and all that but the bottom line is that we need to determine what the purpose is"

Signe Golly
Denmark
Local time: 01:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diarmuid Kennan
21 mins

agree  Thomas Krogh: Agree!
9 days
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2 days 30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sure it's glitzy


Explanation:
The sense seems to be that the "sexy" factor is not in reasonable proportion to the benefit.

Example sentence(s):
  • Sure it's glitzy, but is it justified in terms of the benefit to be had?
Ulla de Stricker
Canada
Local time: 20:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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