opstramning
| 11:54 Sep 24, 2004 |
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| 4 | restrictive stance |
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| 3 +1 | tightening up |
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| 3 +1 | a firmer line, more discipline, more precision |
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| 3 +1 | rephrase |
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| 4 | get our act together |
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| 3 | tightening |
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4 mins confidence: 
tightening Explanation: "tightening is needed" var min første umiddelbare indskydelse. Kontekst kan måske fortælle, om det passer ind... |
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4 mins confidence:
restrictive stance Explanation: depending on the context of the letter. Reference: http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/publi/gmo/execut.htm |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1tightening up Explanation: Literally "opstramning" means tightening up, though much would depend on context here. You could perhaps use "stringent" instead, ie we need to take stringent measures. Or you could say "we need to tighten up our procedures". Does depend on context though. |
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15 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1a firmer line, more discipline, more precision Explanation: The expression is used metaphorically to cover a very wide range of ideas. Only you can see what fits in the context, and 'tightening up' security, discipline etc. may be quite appropriate, so I am not disagreeing with the others. But sometimes in English a slightly different idiom may fit better. |
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25 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1rephrase Explanation: Depends very much on the context, very little is given here, so any suggestions can only be an interpretation. The company needs to reduce its costs The company needs to takes measures to reduce costs The company must make some cut-backs |
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10 days confidence:
get our act together Explanation: sounds good to me :-) |
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