Output, der går til stregen

English translation: The optimal/perfect output (combination).

01:20 Nov 12, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: Output, der går til stregen
Effektivitetskriterier:
Output, der går lige til stregen. Kreativitet, trendsættende og vækstorienteret.
Pernille Kienle
Canada
Local time: 16:36
English translation:The optimal/perfect output (combination).
Explanation:
Depending on what the context is, this should be sufficient to express what I guess you want to say? I suggest to rephrase, since it is a very language-specific expression.
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Eivik
Local time: 00:36
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Summary of answers provided
4The optimal/perfect output (combination).
Eivik
2Output that hugs the limit
Nikolaj Widenmann
3 -1Edgy output
Susanne Friesen


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Output that hugs the limit


Explanation:
It would help to know what type of output we are talking about...

Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
Local time: 17:36
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Edgy output


Explanation:
Without knowing the target group of the text, nor the full context, I would suggest edgy as its connotations are similar to the words, following the original sentence above. Perhaps even daring or aggressive would be other alternatives?

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Note added at 17 hrs (2010-11-12 18:33:14 GMT)
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This just to provide documentation for my reply to Brian Young:

The Sunday Times: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertai...

And for an excellent explanation of the word - ironically in the section Keep your English up to date: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/u...

Example sentence(s):
  • Combining edgy trend-setting style with eco-friendly practices, existing garments are re-fashioned and modified, sometimes beyond recognition, into new garments.
  • (Press release on PR.com: "Brave New World": Military Khakis Become Edgy ‘Green’ Styles, Stylishly Hot Designs Fit Women of All Sizes)

    Reference: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus/british/edgy#ed...
    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/edgy
Susanne Friesen
Canada
Local time: 19:36
Native speaker of: Danish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Brian Young: I have never heard that term, and it does not sound like anything that a native speaker would say or write. A limit and an edge are two different things.
7 mins
  -> I beg your pardon?! You've never heard the term edgy?! Google it (with quotation marks) and you get 10,000,000 hits! Admittedly, edgy output only yields 319 hits, but one is The Sunday Times. Another good source is BBC's Learning English.
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The optimal/perfect output (combination).


Explanation:
Depending on what the context is, this should be sufficient to express what I guess you want to say? I suggest to rephrase, since it is a very language-specific expression.
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Eivik
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