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English translation: this is much ado about nothing

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Dutch term or phrase:	epibreren
English translation:	this is much ado about nothing
Entered by:	Anne Lee

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13:58 Mar 14, 2006

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Business/Commerce (general)

Dutch term or phrase: epibreren

"We kunnen erover epibreren" - gezegd door directeur die smalend doet over werk dat volgens hem onnodig is.

Anne Lee KudoZ activity Questions: 96 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 263 United Kingdom
Local time: 07:48

this is much ado about nothing

Explanation:
misschien kun je het zo stellen...

voor "epibreren", zie onderstaande link.

Succes,

Serge L.

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Serge L
Local time: 08:48

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Beste interpretatie voor mijn toepassing. Bedankt.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

this is much ado about nothing

Serge L

meniate

TTW-Co.Ltd

'epibrate'

FionaDV

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

this is much ado about nothing

Explanation:
misschien kun je het zo stellen...

voor "epibreren", zie onderstaande link.

Succes,

Serge L.

Reference: http://www.onzetaal.nl/advies/epibreren.html

Serge L
Local time: 08:48
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Beste interpretatie voor mijn toepassing. Bedankt.

8 mins confidence:

'epibrate'

Explanation:
to epibrate - To pay attention to a problem that nobody knows how to handle. Sort of a panacea: give it attention, and it will go away.
e.g., We must meet for lunch, to epibrate this negative forecast.
http://www.pseudodictionary.com/word.php?id=13766

epibreren; Epibreren is een term die bedacht is door een onbekende ambtenaar en in de jaren 50 en bekend is geworden door S. Carmiggelt. Het houdt in dat je een niet nader aan te geven bezigheid verricht waarvan je de indruk wekt dat hij erg belangrijk is.
http://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/epibreren

FionaDV
Germany
Local time: 08:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

meniate

Explanation:
~ something along the line of "keep on stroking it".

The intention of using the word "epibreren" under such circumstances is that your communication partner will start to feel uneasy and slightly rediculous.

TTW-Co.Ltd
Thailand
Local time: 13:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

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