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high octane

Dutch translation: explosief / intens / dynamisch

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English term or phrase:high octane
Dutch translation:explosief / intens / dynamisch
Entered by: Annette van der Lei

13:07 Feb 22, 2011
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / FLASHPOINT - High octane character driven drama
English term or phrase: high octane
Beschrijving van een misdaadserie. Iemand een idee?
Annette van der Lei
Mexico
Local time: 07:34
explosief / intens
Explanation:
...intense/explosieve misdaadserie...

'explosief' draagt mijn persoonlijke voorkeur weg aangezien het dichter aansluit bij octane~brandstof...
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Jan Van Den Bulcke
Local time: 15:34
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2... in de hoogste versnelling
Ron Willems
4 +2explosief / intens
Jan Van Den Bulcke


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
... in de hoogste versnelling


Explanation:
een beetje googelen levert op dat het bij deze uitdrukking om 'tempo' en 'actie' gaat, dus dit is misschien een aardige metafoor. blijft meteen in de automotive-sector...


http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&s...

Ron Willems
Netherlands
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
1 hr
agree  Kitty Brussaard
2 days 8 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
explosief / intens


Explanation:
...intense/explosieve misdaadserie...

'explosief' draagt mijn persoonlijke voorkeur weg aangezien het dichter aansluit bij octane~brandstof...


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/high-octane
Jan Van Den Bulcke
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Explosief vind ik mooi gevonden, bedankt!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
1 hr
agree  Kitty Brussaard
2 days 8 hrs
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