en ook dat maak je wel eens anders mee

English translation: I would say something like

23:40 Apr 20, 2009

Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Dutch term or phrase: en ook dat maak je wel eens anders mee

Here's the context:
Binnen het team zijn die discussiepunten echter snel en goed opgelost en ook dat maak je wel eens anders mee

I'm afraid my colloquial Dutch isn't that strong, so any help would be gratefully received.

Caroline Durant KudoZ activity Questions: 30 (none open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 00:05

English translation:I would say something like

Explanation:
....there are cases/situations that are not like that (at all)

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-04-20 23:50:36 GMT)
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I would say something like "that is not always the case"

Selected response from:

Frank Hesse
Mexico
Local time: 17:05

Grading comment

thanks very much for this - in the end I put 'and that’s certainly not always the case'
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

I would say something like

Frank Hesse

3 +2

and we have seen otherwise.

Lianne van de Ven

The experience is always not positive.

Usha Shankar

and past experience hasn't always been as positive

jarry (X)

and that does not happen all the time either

Margreet Logmans (X)

Answers

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I would say something like

Frank Hesse
Mexico
Local time: 17:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English

Grading comment

thanks very much for this - in the end I put 'and that’s certainly not always the case'

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

and we have seen otherwise.

Explanation:
To express the understatement that we have seen otherwise...

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 43

7 hrs confidence:

and past experience hasn't always been as positive

Explanation:
another possibility

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 01:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46

7 hrs confidence:

and that does not happen all the time either

Explanation:
another suggestion. The key here is to keep the - what shall we call it - irony, understatement, humour? Any expression will do, really, as long as the general meaning is the same, so it's up to you to choose one in the same register.

Margreet Logmans (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 01:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 3

8 hrs confidence:

The experience is always not positive.

Explanation:
In the context that is provided here, it means that: some of the results that are expected does not happen the same all the time.
Exact translation is: Within the team, the discussion points are solved with ease but sometimes the experience is otheriwse as well.

Usha Shankar
Netherlands
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch

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