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Dutch term or phrase:	"zich vlak opstellen"
English translation:	reserved

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09:45 Mar 14, 2011

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Human Resources

Dutch term or phrase: "zich vlak opstellen"

"Hij beschikt over goede analyse vaardigheden en is iemand die naar oplossingen zoekt die zoveel mogelijk partijen schikt. Hij kan wel nog meer blijk geven van enthousiasme en zich minder 'vlak' opstellen."

Context: Competencies/personality HR type text.

Michael Beijer KudoZ activity Questions: 248 (7 open) (6 without valid answers) (28 closed without grading) Answers: 179 United Kingdom
Local time: 06:26

reserved

Explanation:
More or less the opposite of enthusiastic, making it a tautology is this sentence, imo.

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Olly Pekelharing
Local time: 07:26

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4 +2

reserved

Olly Pekelharing

come across as flat

Textpertise

have a detached attitude

solejnicz

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22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

reserved

Explanation:
More or less the opposite of enthusiastic, making it a tautology is this sentence, imo.

Olly Pekelharing
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

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30 mins confidence:

\"zich vlak opstellen\" have a detached attitude

Explanation:
"Vlak" means here about the same as "onverschillig". This is a figurative use both in English and Dutch; see context examples.

Example sentence(s):

Can you better deal with a situation if you try to have a detached attitude or do you need to be emotionally involved
More than this, he suggests that therefore we should have a detached attitude towards artistic productions in order fully to appreciate them

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Reference: http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/wilde/barnes.html

solejnicz
Netherlands
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of:

French,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

9 hrs confidence:

come across as flat

Explanation:
This is an alternative to the other two answers so far offered and means roughly the same thing. I put it forward because the English is very similar to the Dutch here.
See
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Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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