Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Falde-over-muligheder-strategi
English translation:
stumble-on-opportunities strategy
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
May 12, 2005 17:27
19 yrs ago
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Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
Falde-over-muligheder-strategi
Danish to English
Marketing
Marketing / Market Research
Company strategy
En "Falde-over-muligheder"-strategi holder ikke i en professionel verden.
No idea how this translates - 'fall-over options' strategy? Advice appreciated!
No idea how this translates - 'fall-over options' strategy? Advice appreciated!
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13 mins
Marianne Ajana
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Specializes in field
Denmark
w/ord Translation
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Danish to English, Swedish to Danish
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stumbling-on-opportunities strategy
That is how I would say it. :-)
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Comment: "Thanks, Marianne!"
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13 mins
Dan Schioenning Larsen
Denmark
Denmark
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Works in field
Denmark
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Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish
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stumble-upon-possibilities-strategy
a strategy where you "hope for good things to happen by themselves"
12 mins
Ideas over options
Falde doesnt mean fall in this context, it is closer to "ideas right now".
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-05-12 17:41:45 GMT)
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So the sentence would be \"An \'Ideas-over-options\' stratagy doesnt work in the prodessional world.\"
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-05-12 17:41:45 GMT)
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So the sentence would be \"An \'Ideas-over-options\' stratagy doesnt work in the prodessional world.\"
2 hrs
strategy of taking chances
my suggestion - US English - The term cannot be translated verbatim in my opinion.
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6 hrs
opportunities that fall in your lap
A strategy of waiting for opportunites to fall in your lap doesn't last/fit/hold in a professional world.
9 hrs
Yngve Roennike
Native in English
Hyperglot..
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 13 more.
Serendipity
You could try and work in the word serendipity vs. strategy, by rephrasing.
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