Dutch term
Belgium
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Native in: English
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Goaltjes-Piet
"Goaltjes-Piet" was the nickname given to Ajax player Piet van Reenen.
The nickname obviously plays upon his name 'Piet' and the word 'piet', the meaning of which would here be 'whiz' (or similar, thus not one of the negative connotations for 'piet').
Can anyone think of a way to capture this double meaning in English? I doubt there is a literal solution, but maybe ... ?
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Proposed translations
Mexico
Legal, IT, Technical
Native in: Dutch 
, English
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, English to Dutch, and 3 more.
Goal thief
Goalie, Santa's little helper
| Oh no. I'm sorry but that's way off. A 'piet' is usually used when someone thinks highly of themselves: hij vindt zichzelf een hele piet = he really thinks he's something else. But it can also mean a 'whiz' in something . . . hij is een piet in Sudoku. The answer is closer to "Piet the goal-scoring whiz kid", but that's a bit awkward. Thanks anyways. |
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Dave Calderhead
: not goalie (goalkeeper), but goal scorer - the Sinter Klaas servant is correct ;D
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30+ years experience - accurate and fast
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Flemish to English
Goal-monster, goal-maniac, poly-goalscorer, goalmultiplier, big time scorer
goal-scoring elf
"piet", as in 'something else', would be "pief" around here.
Discussion
So I will say: " . . . Piet van Reenen, known as 'Goaltjes-Piet', or Piet the goal-thief."
Even sounds good.