Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
hij dwong volle zalen tot overgave
English translation:
he held the entire audience spellbound
Added to glossary by
MoiraB
Nov 13, 2006 14:21
17 yrs ago
Dutch term
hij dwong volle zalen tot overgave
Dutch to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Interview with a stage and film actor about his early career in the theatre. Images of bringing audiences to their knees or forcing them into submission don't quite work for me somehow...
Een decennium lang toerde hij met monologen, vaak volkse verhalen van de Italiaanse toneelschrijver Dario Fo, zoals ‘De tijger’ of ‘Obscene fabels’. In zijn eentje **dwong hij volle zalen tot overgave**, werkte hij zich druipnat in het zweet en stond hij naar eigen zeggen “350 van de 400 keer echt te huilen bij het verhaal van de ‘Poezemuis’ (een van de twee ‘Obscene fabels’, nvdr)”.
Thinking of starting out 'Working solo, he regularly played to a full house,...' Any ideas how to get the idea over?
Een decennium lang toerde hij met monologen, vaak volkse verhalen van de Italiaanse toneelschrijver Dario Fo, zoals ‘De tijger’ of ‘Obscene fabels’. In zijn eentje **dwong hij volle zalen tot overgave**, werkte hij zich druipnat in het zweet en stond hij naar eigen zeggen “350 van de 400 keer echt te huilen bij het verhaal van de ‘Poezemuis’ (een van de twee ‘Obscene fabels’, nvdr)”.
Thinking of starting out 'Working solo, he regularly played to a full house,...' Any ideas how to get the idea over?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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43 mins
Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Tailoring to your specific needs
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English
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Comment: "Tough choice between Ken and Siobhan, but I prefer the 'held spellbound' idea. Goes slightly better with single-handedly as well - thanks to Vic for pointing that one out! Thanks, everyone."
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21 mins
he had the entire audience eating out of his hand
... to use a cliché often used to refer to performers and speakers who capture the complete attention and uncritical belief of thier audiences
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LouisV (X)
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Anne Lee
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vic voskuil
: ...made entire audiences eat out of his hand...
20 hrs
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Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
: he had entire audiences eating out of his hand...at first I found this to be a little too informal, however given the following text I think it would work perfectly.
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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Works in field
Netherlands
Reliable translations, reasonable rates
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English
he moved full houses to tears
as a third alternative
7 hrs
Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Polytechnic school; Studio & memoQ
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
impassioned crowded / packed houses
minder sterk.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/08/19/stories/200...
Mega event attracts packed house
http://www.townonline.com/hamilton/localRegional/view.bg?art...
Gang seminar plays to packed house
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/08/19/stories/200...
Mega event attracts packed house
http://www.townonline.com/hamilton/localRegional/view.bg?art...
Gang seminar plays to packed house
20 hrs
vic voskuil
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Works in field
Netherlands
European Translations and Proof Reading
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Dutch, and 2 more.
Single-handedly he made entire audiences surrender to his storytelling
...that´s how I would put it. Although I rather like Siobhan´s and Ken´s translations as well.
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