Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
de return komt niet vanzelf
English translation:
the rewards don't come easily
Added to glossary by
Chris Hopley
Oct 1, 2009 12:55
14 yrs ago
Dutch term
De return komt echter niet vanzelf
Dutch to English
Marketing
Journalism
This is an article about e-marketing for a business school's magazine. I'm looking for a good, fluent alternative to my "There's no such thing as a free lunch", which isn't entirely appropriate, I feel.
Interviewee x (the school's web content manager) has just ticked off the advantages of e-marketing. Then:
**De return komt echter niet vanzelf.** Online marketing is een prijzige, tijdsintensieve bezigheid en vergt de nodige voorbereiding. Een van de sleutels tot succes is een goed verhaal. “Een boodschap zonder inhoud brengt niets op,” weet x.
Interviewee x (the school's web content manager) has just ticked off the advantages of e-marketing. Then:
**De return komt echter niet vanzelf.** Online marketing is een prijzige, tijdsintensieve bezigheid en vergt de nodige voorbereiding. Een van de sleutels tot succes is een goed verhaal. “Een boodschap zonder inhoud brengt niets op,” weet x.
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Oct 8, 2009 07:43: Chris Hopley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
22 mins
Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Works in field
Netherlands
Dutch & German to English
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand)
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Flemish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
to generate a return, you need to keep at it
The way I read it, the person is saying that you can't just sit back and watch the return come in. You need to work at it. The following sentences seem to bear this about: it costs a lot of time and money.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I actually decided to use something completely different (The rewards don't come easily, though) but this is closest in flavour and pointed me in the right direction. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions."
+1
12 mins
L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
South Africa
Native in Dutch
&
English
South Africa
Willing & Ready to be of service to YOU!
Native in: English 
, Dutch
Works in: Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, French to English, and 3 more.
The return is not evident!
or "The return is not obvious/guaranteed/automatic"
17 mins
Lianne van de Ven
United States
United States
Native in Dutch
United States
Experienced, reliable, detail-oriented
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English
The returns won't come without investment
In het Nls is enkelvoud 'return' gebruikt maar ik zou het zo zeggen: komen niet vanzelf - won't come without investment
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: it's return in English too. returns takes us somewhere else.....
7 mins
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thank you
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+1
28 mins
Elsje Apostel
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Dutch
Belgium
fast & reliable
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Flemish) , Flemish (Variant: Dutch)
Works in: Dutch to English, German to Dutch, French to Dutch, and 5 more.
The return will not happen overnight
The return will not happen overnight
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: I.m.o. the most likely expression a person might use in that situation.
2 hrs
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ty Tina
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3 hrs
Textpertise
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Highest WWA rating in Europe for NL-EN
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Hebrew to English
Related KudoZ points
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7
But returns don't happen by magic.
and you would then carry on talking about the effort and investment of time and money involved...
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