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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources | | Dutch term or phrase: huilen niet mee met | Onze houding is en blijft duidelijk. Wij huilen niet mee met 'concurrentiestrijd'. Wij willen duidelijke waarborg inzake meer en waardevolle tewerkstelling voor allen.
What do they mean by 'huilen niet mee met'? |
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| | we don't cry 'competition' | Explanation:
You could pretty much translated this literally.
"Companies cry "competition" as an excuse to dole out as little wages and benefits as they think they can get away with and still provide a minimally accepted standard of service."
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Note added at 26 mins (2005-01-10 19:44:26 GMT)
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You could add: \'along with everyone else\'. |
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  Tina Vonhof
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2 mins confidence:  
3 mins confidence: run with the pack
Explanation:
this is based on the expression "huilen met de wolven in het bos":
run with the pack, run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, follow the crowd
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-01-10 19:23:08 GMT)
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in this context it would be: we don\'t believe the story of the \'concurrentiestrijd\' (competition story?)
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-01-10 19:23:37 GMT)
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or we don\'t accept that story
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