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het nodige over te doen zijn

English translation: caused a considerable amount of controversy


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Dutch term or phrase:het nodige over te doen zijn
English translation:caused a considerable amount of controversy
Entered by: Mery Molenaar
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04:50 Sep 27, 2011
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Dutch term or phrase: het nodige over te doen zijn
Het rapport, waar vorig jaar het nodige over te doen was, is weer uitgesteld.
Mery Molenaar
United States
Local time: 22:36
caused a considerable amount of controversy
Explanation:
The report, which.... last year, ....
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Louis Vorstermans
Australia
Local time: 14:36
Grading comment
Vind ik mooi onder woorden gebracht, Louis. Bedankt!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2caused a genuine stir
EHL
4 +1to kick up quite some dust
Marjolein Snippe
4 +1caused a considerable amount of controversy
Louis Vorstermans
3is surrounded by a lot of commotion
Frank van Thienen


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
is surrounded by a lot of commotion


Explanation:
a lot of kerfuffle, a lot of hassle, a lot of to do, etc

Frank van Thienen
Canada
Local time: 21:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
caused a considerable amount of controversy


Explanation:
The report, which.... last year, ....

Louis Vorstermans
Australia
Local time: 14:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Vind ik mooi onder woorden gebracht, Louis. Bedankt!

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agree  Tina Vonhof
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to kick up quite some dust


Explanation:
cause commotion, disturbance

The report, which last year kicked up quite some dust, ...

Marjolein Snippe
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:36
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: Also a good option.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Tina!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
caused a genuine stir


Explanation:
Just another possibility.

EHL
Local time: 05:36
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hopley
10 hrs
agree  Louis Vorstermans: caused quite a stir may also be an option
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