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om het maar zo uit te drukken

English translation: to put it as such

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Dutch term or phrase:om het maar zo uit te drukken
English translation:to put it as such
Entered by: Katja van Hellemond

17:13 Oct 30, 2008
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / law general
Dutch term or phrase: om het maar zo uit te drukken
omdat ik hier niet sta voor - om het maar zo uit te drukken - twee marginale vennootschapjes

Graag in deze context.
Jacqueline Sieben
Netherlands
Local time: 16:43
to put it as such
Explanation:
komt aardig in de buurt van de originele, typisch Nederlandse, uitdrukking
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Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 15:43
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2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6in a manner of speaking / if I can put that way
jarry (X)
5 +3so to speak
Michael Crosland
4 +1to put it as such
Katja van Hellemond


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to put it as such


Explanation:
komt aardig in de buurt van de originele, typisch Nederlandse, uitdrukking

Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 15:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  inge kinget: ik dacht ook nog aan "so to speak" maar in de context werkt uw vertaling beter
11 mins
  -> dank je wel inge
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
in a manner of speaking / if I can put that way


Explanation:
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jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 16:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson (X): if I can put it that way certainly has my vote
2 mins
  -> Thanks Kate
agree  Textpertise
23 mins
  -> Thank you Textpertise, if I can put it that way :-)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
40 mins
  -> Thanks Tina
agree  Alexander Schleber (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Els Spin: I
5 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Chris Hopley
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Chris
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
so to speak


Explanation:
so to speak is also a common way of saying this

Michael Crosland
Local time: 16:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Ramon
25 mins
agree  Chris Hopley
14 hrs
agree  jarry (X)
14 hrs
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