sette tilbake
English translation: hinder; set back
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| 21:55 Jan 2, 2013 |
| Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Business/Commerce (general) / Personal relations. | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Carole Hognestad Local time: 07:32 | ||||||
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| 5 +2 | set back |
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| 4 | hinder |
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| 3 | impede (and frustrate) |
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| 2 | slow down |
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4 hrs confidence: 
slow down Explanation: I think the meaning is that "the company bureaucracy would slow him down and make him frustrated". There's probably a more elegant way to phrase it. I wouldn't use "be insulting to him" though. That's too strong here in my opinion. |
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10 hrs confidence:
hinder Explanation: Or what about "the company bureaucracy would hinder him and make him frustrated". |
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2set back Explanation: You can use the literal translation here. The term 'To set someone back' is common when talking about delays or barriers in careers. A suggested translation would be 'set back and frustrated'. |
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