Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
alle punten en komma's bespreken
English translation:
everything is discussed in great detail
Added to glossary by
Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X)
Jan 4, 2005 14:29
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
alle punten en komma's bespreken
Dutch to English
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Tourism & Travel
toeristische informatie
context: toeristische informatie over Kenia
"De westerse denkwijze waarbij alle punten en komma’s besproken worden, kennen ze wel maar nemen ze niet zo nauw."
"De westerse denkwijze waarbij alle punten en komma’s besproken worden, kennen ze wel maar nemen ze niet zo nauw."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | everything is discussed in great detail |
writeaway
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| 5 | dot the i's andcross the t's |
Massimo Lencioni
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| 4 +1 | to discuss (sth) exhaustively |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
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| 4 | in detail |
joeky janusch
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Proposed translations
+5
8 mins
Selected
everything is discussed in great detail
HTH
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jarry (X)
11 mins
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| agree |
Iris70
33 mins
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| agree |
vixen
1 hr
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| agree |
Kate Hudson (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
Robert Kleemaier
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all of you!
Ik zie net dat ik hiervan ongewild een "easy" heb gemaakt, terwijl het misschien eerder een "pro" is..."
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joeky janusch
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in detail
Or maybe: a detailed Western way of thinking....
2 hrs
Massimo Lencioni
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dot the i's andcross the t's
Aangezien het Nederlands idiomatisch is, zou ik ook iets soortgelijks in het Engels doen, om ervoor te zorgen dat de tekst niet te 'droog' wordt:
They are well aware of the Western approach of dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's, but they tend to take things more lightly themselves.
They are well aware of the Western approach of dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's, but they tend to take things more lightly themselves.
+1
6 mins
Evert DELOOF-SYS
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Related KudoZ points
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4
to discuss (sth) exhaustively
would be one possibility
E.g.:
... Over two days, participants in working groups and plenary sessions exhaustively discussed ways to promote a priority governance agenda. ...
www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/ afrec/subjindx/111spgv2.htm
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Note added at 3 hrs 13 mins (2005-01-04 17:43:17 GMT)
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A more idiomatic approach would/could be: to duscuss all the ins and outs = iets tot in de puntjes bespreken
E.g.:
... Over two days, participants in working groups and plenary sessions exhaustively discussed ways to promote a priority governance agenda. ...
www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/ afrec/subjindx/111spgv2.htm
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Note added at 3 hrs 13 mins (2005-01-04 17:43:17 GMT)
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A more idiomatic approach would/could be: to duscuss all the ins and outs = iets tot in de puntjes bespreken
Discussion
Alvast bedankt allemaal!