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English translation: (to) advocate

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Dutch term or phrase:	zich hard maken voor
English translation:	(to) advocate
Entered by:	Ron Willems

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16:27 Jan 25, 2010

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics

Dutch term or phrase: zich al hard voor heeft gemaakt

Het voornemen om wonen en zorg in de langdurige zorg te scheiden is een onderwerp dat al langere tijd speelt en waar zij zich indertijd al hard voor heeft gemaakt.

angharad williams
Switzerland

advocate

Explanation:
to advocate (or to champion, but that's less fitting here imo)

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Ron Willems

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3 +4

advocate

Ron Willems

4 +1

to which she has been committed

xxxjarry

and that she has always been adamant about

Barend van Zadelhoff

has always been an advocate for

Monique van Brandenburg

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

hard maken voor

advocate

Explanation:
to advocate (or to champion, but that's less fitting here imo)

Ron Willems
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 24

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Many thanks for your input.

24 mins confidence:

has always been an advocate for

Explanation:
Uit de Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English:

Advocate: 1 a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. 2 a person who pleads a case on someone else’s behalf

Example sentence(s):

Ms. Frye has been one of Washington’s most visible advocates of expanding family leave and ending pregnancy discrimination.

Reference: http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2009/01/21/michelle-obamas-polic...

Monique van Brandenburg
Netherlands
Local time: 10:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

58 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to which she has been committed

Explanation:
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xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 10:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 50

39 mins confidence:

and that she has always been adamant about

Explanation:
zich hard maken = onwrikbaar op zijn standpunt blijven staan

adamant = to say firmly that something must happen

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Perhaps it's helpful to explain what this sentence says since it is a bit confusing. Let me paraphrase it for you.

Zij heeft zich indertijd al hard gemaakt voor het scheiden van wonen en zorg, dit voornemen ( het scheiden van wonen en zorg) is een onderwerp dat al langere tijd speelt.

draft translation:

She has always advocated / been an advocate for / been adamant about / been committed to the separation of care and accomodation in long-term care, which has been an issue for a long time.

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

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Jan 31, 2010 - Changes made by Ron Willems:
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