Re: Dutch translation of "Repo-Browser"

Leon Zandman wrote:
> 2) "Repo-Browser" in the shell context menu is translated as
> "Biblio-Bladeraar". Even though this is a perfect one on one translation
> it sounds very, very weird/funny (I had to laugh for a few minutes!).
> The word "bladeraar" isn't used very often in the Dutch language. At
> least not in the Dutch that is spoken in The Netherlands. It might be
> common Belgian Dutch, though. The Belgians tend to use funny,
> deprecated, words ;-)

No, it's not common in Belgian Dutch either. I don't think I've ever
heard somebody say it.

I don't know a better word though. I seem to recall that dBase
translated "to browse" als "grasduinen" (that's also what Van Dale
says), and I think phpmyadmin uses "verkennen", but both are less than
optimal.

> I suggest changing it to "Biblio-Browser". Nowadays the English word
> "browser" is completely integrated into the Dutch language. We also talk
> about "web browsers" and not "web bladeraars".

Indeed, that seems the best idea, at least what the browser-part concerns.

I'm not so sure about the repository-part though. Is "bibliotheek" the
accepted translation in this context? To me "bibliotheek" is a perfect
translation for "library", but it feels awkward to use it for a
repository. OTOH the alternatives "magazijn", "vertrouweling" and
"schatkamer" that Van Dale offers are even worse.

-- 
If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood
on the shoulders of giants.  -- Isaac Newton
Roel Schroeven
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