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"efficiencyslag"

English translation: ... we achieved significant efficiency improvements

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Dutch term or phrase:... we hebben een efficiencyslag gemaakt
English translation:... we achieved significant efficiency improvements
Entered by: Frits Ens

13:10 Apr 14, 2006
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Education / Pedagogy
Dutch term or phrase: "efficiencyslag"
Beschrijving van digitale onderwijssystemen. Door middel van de communicatie via computers, faciliteren we de studenten en de docenten, en zo hebben we een flinke efficiencyslag behaald op het gebied van onderwijs.
sammi
Local time: 13:17
... we achieved significant efficiency improvements
Explanation:
Ik zou het dus meer omschrijven
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Frits Ens
Netherlands
Local time: 13:17
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2efficiency achievement
Marijke Singer
3 +3... we achieved significant efficiency improvements
Frits Ens
4(strike a) blow for efficiency
CI95
4gain in efficiency
Terry Costin


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
efficiencyslag
efficiency achievement


Explanation:
An option.

... and we will have attained quite a sizeable efficiency achievement...

You could also use:

... and we will have implemented a sizeable/considerable/significant degree of efficiency ...

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead
18 hrs
  -> Thank you, Dave!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): I like your second suggestion better.
3 days 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina!
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(strike a) blow for efficiency


Explanation:
an option

CI95
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
efficiencyslag
... we achieved significant efficiency improvements


Explanation:
Ik zou het dus meer omschrijven

Frits Ens
Netherlands
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrisianFrisian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: of course, there's also the old faithful 'quantum leap in efficiency'...
2 hrs
agree  Dave Calderhead: and with Kenneth
17 hrs
agree  Gordon Park: this is a nice translation!
1 day 19 hrs
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11 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
efficiencyslag
gain in efficiency


Explanation:
I think in this case 'slag implies winning something

gaining

a win for efficiency

in this way, we have achieved a considerable gain in efficiency, in the field of education.

Terry Costin
Netherlands
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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