Med afsæt i

English translation: triggered by, set off by (probably necessary to rephrase slightly)

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Danish term or phrase:	Med afsæt i
English translation:	triggered by, set off by (probably necessary to rephrase slightly)
Entered by:	Christine Andersen

10:15 Nov 12, 2006

Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)

Danish term or phrase: Med afsæt i

Sentence:

Med afsæt i nævnte plan er antallet af kunder i UK øget med 85%

Can't quite find the right words for this. Gyldendal has:

take-off, taking off

which don't fit at all. Any help would be appreciated.

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trigger, set off

Explanation:
It may call for a little rephrasing:

Acting on this plan triggered an increase in the number of customers...

This scheme set off an increase ...

This plan was the catalyst for an increase ...
is a completely different metaphor, but sometimes fits for 'med afsæt i'.

A couple more variations on the theme

Selected response from:

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 10:33

Grading comment

Thank you! Fits perfectly. :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

Based on, on the basis of, in light of

Larry Abramson

4 +1

The plan was used as a springboard

Bjørnar Magnussen

3 +2

trigger, set off

Christine Andersen

Answers

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Based on, on the basis of, in light of

Explanation:
Expression meaning that one thing is the starting off point of another thing.

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 04:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Med afsæt i plan The plan was used as a springboard

Explanation:
"Afsæt" is when the jumper hit the board and transform his/her horisontal speed to a vertical force. It is used figuratively in the same sence as the English word "springboard". I would suggest this translation of the whole sentence:

The mentioned plan was used as a springboard to increase UK custombers by 85%.

Ref 1: "It can also be used as a springboard to launch an intellectual discussion"

Reference: http://www.cambridge.org/journals/JFP/reviews.asp

Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 10:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 44

21 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

trigger, set off

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 10:33
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 138

Grading comment

Thank you! Fits perfectly. :)

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