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Met goed beleid is het goed haasten

English translation: Carefully planning your morning will lead to less stress


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Dutch term or phrase:Met goed beleid is het goed haasten
English translation:Carefully planning your morning will lead to less stress
Entered by: Dennis Seine
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14:41 Sep 29, 2007
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Marketing - Food & Dairy
Dutch term or phrase: Met goed beleid is het goed haasten
This is an answer from a survey about breakfast fruit juices. (a drink that would replace having breakfast all together) It appears between answers that are all positive about the product. Unfortunately, I don't have any other context...

I have never heard of this expression and didn't have any luck Googling either. Does anyone know this phrase or its meaning?
Lotte Scott
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:02
Zie hieronder
Explanation:
Ik denk dat het geen standaard uitdrukking is. Zoals ik het lees, bedoelt de beantwoorder ongeveer het volgende:

if you carefully plan your morning, you will feel less stressed,

en het vruchtensapje sluit hier dan goed bij aan. Het is immers een alles-in-één-drankje, waardoor je tijd bespaart en efficiënter je ochtend in kunt delen. En nee, ik ben geen verkoper van dergelijke drankjes...

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Note added at 4 days (2007-10-04 13:59:34 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Lotte, I appreciate it!
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Dennis Seine
United States
Local time: 03:02
Grading comment
Although things weren't any clearer for me when I got to the end of the survey answers, I decided to go for this answer as it was closest to what I would have guessed. Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1Zie hieronder
Dennis Seine
3the earlier the better with a good policy
Dave Calderhead
3more haste, more speed if you manage it well
Anne Lee


  

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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
more haste, more speed if you manage it well


Explanation:
Ik vermoed dat dit gebaseerd is op 'Haast en spoed is zelden goed' (vertaald door: more haste, less speed): de klant zegt dat haasten soms toch wel een goed resultaat geeft als je het goed aan boord legt. Dus toch een positieve commentaar op het fruitsap.
Ik weet uit ervaring dat mensen soms erg vreemde commentaar schrijven.

Anne Lee
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ken Cox: or maybe 'the best way to get things done fast is to plan them well' - but I must admit I don't see how the comment relates to fruit juices
15 mins
  -> The drink replaces breakfast altogether, which speeds up the morning. My version isn't fluent (nor is the original), but it shows the pun on the proverb.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the earlier the better with a good policy


Explanation:
would be my take on this and, in the context of of the complete breakfast in a drink, perhaps even 'the earler you change to this, the better...

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-29 16:33:01 GMT)
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or even 'the sooner ...

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Zie hieronder


Explanation:
Ik denk dat het geen standaard uitdrukking is. Zoals ik het lees, bedoelt de beantwoorder ongeveer het volgende:

if you carefully plan your morning, you will feel less stressed,

en het vruchtensapje sluit hier dan goed bij aan. Het is immers een alles-in-één-drankje, waardoor je tijd bespaart en efficiënter je ochtend in kunt delen. En nee, ik ben geen verkoper van dergelijke drankjes...

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Note added at 4 days (2007-10-04 13:59:34 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Lotte, I appreciate it!

Dennis Seine
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Although things weren't any clearer for me when I got to the end of the survey answers, I decided to go for this answer as it was closest to what I would have guessed. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: or with careful planning you can get ready faster - de spreker haalt denk ik verschillende standaard uitdrukkingen door elkaar.
10 hrs
  -> Bedankt Tina
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Changes made by editors
Oct 4, 2007 - Changes made by Dennis Seine:
Edited KOG entryDennis Seine's old entry - "Met goed beleid is het goed haasten" => "Zie hieronder"
Oct 4, 2007 - Changes made by Dennis Seine:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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