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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) | | Dutch term or phrase: gedragen (here) | Er werd dus besloten om de organisatie in meer landen uit te zetten dan alleen in Nederland en België. Engeland, Scandinavië, Zwitserland, Duitsland, Oostenrijk en Spanje waren de landen die volgden. De reden om zo door te pakken was noodzaak; de ontwikkeling van bepaalde producten kon anders niet gedragen worden.
Does this mean that the cost of developing certain products would have been prohibitive? |
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| | critical mass | Explanation:
; the critical mass required for the development of certain products would not otherwise have been achieved.
The way I understand this sentence is that the presence in the countries mentioned was a necessity to create the critical mass needed to enable the development of certain produicts. |
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xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 08:50
| Grading comment Sounds very impressive and pure business-speak! Thanks, guys.
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 supported
Explanation:
It seems to me that a larger market was required in order to create critical (sufficient) demand ---> financial support for the development of certain products
Alternatives:
"there would be insufficient basis"
"the basis would not be strong enough"
Etc., etc.
| Sander Wiener
Thailand
Local time: 13:50
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Native speaker of:  Dutch
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