Glossary entry

Nederlands term or phrase:

de consument kan met het etiket uit de voeten

Engels translation:

how useful the laberl is for consumers / how consumer-friendly the label is

Added to glossary by Ken Cox
Jun 13, 2005 13:03
19 yrs ago
Nederlands term

de consument kan met het etiket uit de voeten

Nederlands naar Engels Overig Overig
Fairly standard phrase yet I can't work out what it actually means here. Usual meaning of "to be able to handle" doesn't seem right. Text is a report on "een korte deskresearch naar Europese studies waarin kennis,
houding en gedrag van consumenten inzake etiketten en etikettering van levensmiddelen is bestudeerd". The section entitled "Gebruik van het etiket" starts:

De vraag in hoeverre de consument met het etiket uit de voeten kan, is niet eenduidig te beantwoorden. Om te beginnen: kijkt de consument wel eens op het etiket?

Then goes on to discuss such aspects as actual numbers of consumers who read the label, the "betrouwbaarheid van het etiket" and the "begrijpelijkheid van het etiket".

Proposed translations

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how useful the label is to (or for) consumers

another option
Peer comment(s):

agree Tina Vonhof (X) : I like this one.
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agree Pierre Grabowski (X) : I like this one, too
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agree writeaway
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Toss up between this and the consumer-friendly option. Thanks for all the suggestions!"
21 min

get a grip on, cope with, handle, deal with

Moira, toch klopt het in het Nederlands. En jouw vertaling van be able to handle/ can the customer handle is ok.

Ik hoop dat de synoniemen helpen?

succes.

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of course with the context of the label!
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How consumer- friendly is the label

The question: “How consumer- friendly is the label” raises several other questions.
Peer comment(s):

agree Paul Peeraerts
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agree Chris Hopley
1 dag 22 min
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can the consumer manage with the label alone

or 'is the label alone sufficient to inform the consumer'or something along these lines
which would make sense given the question later in the context quote about whether or not the consumer looks at the label
HTH!

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Note added at 6 hrs 10 mins (2005-06-13 19:14:13 GMT)
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\"how helpful the label is\" might work as well...........
Peer comment(s):

agree Kate Hudson (X) : Or how well can the consumer cope on the basis of the label
33 min
yes, I think the idea is is the label enough or is something else needed
agree Deborah do Carmo : idea is as you say, is the label enough to inform the consumer
5 uren
thanks!
agree writeaway
8 uren
thanks
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