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Aug 10, 2011 21:05
12 yrs ago
English term
Greece
+10 years experience EN/EL-DA
Native in: Danish
Works in: Greek to Danish, English to Danish
To better appropriate the returns on their investment
English to Danish
Bus/Financial
Internet, e-Commerce
Investment
Context:
Context:
The overall policy objective of the online copyright infringement provisions in the Digital Economy Act is to help ensure that investment in creative content is kept at socially appropriate levels by allowing copyright owners to better appropriate the returns on their investment.
Context:
The overall policy objective of the online copyright infringement provisions in the Digital Economy Act is to help ensure that investment in creative content is kept at socially appropriate levels by allowing copyright owners to better appropriate the returns on their investment.
Proposed translations
(Danish)
| 3 +1 | at bedre kunne drage fordel af afkastet af deres investering |
Michael Davies
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| 3 | at bedre kunne tilegne sig afkast af deres investering |
Michael Davies
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Proposed translations
10 hrs
Michael Davies
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
&
Danish
Denmark
Quality translations on time, every time
Native in: Danish (Variant: Standard (rigsdansk)) 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
11
at bedre kunne tilegne sig afkast af deres investering
to appropriate (verb) = at tilegne sig
Reference:
+1
10 hrs
Michael Davies
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
&
Danish
Denmark
Quality translations on time, every time
Native in: Danish (Variant: Standard (rigsdansk)) , English (Variant: British)
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
11
at bedre kunne drage fordel af afkastet af deres investering
as an alternative to my suggestion above
To appropriate could also be understood to mean 'take advantage of' (= 'drage fordel af'). This is a little more loose translation but retains the meaning of the original phrase.
To appropriate could also be understood to mean 'take advantage of' (= 'drage fordel af'). This is a little more loose translation but retains the meaning of the original phrase.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christine Andersen
: A good suggestion. The English is poorly worded, though.
2 hrs
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Thanks, Christine!
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