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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Dutch term or phrase: Een vlag die veel ladingen dekt | I can't come up with an appropriate translation for this expression.
The entire sentence: "Het begrip kenniscentrum is een vlag die veel ladingen dekt."
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  Max Nuijens, MSc
Belarus
Local time: 08:29
| Grading comment I understand the original Dutch expression, so I was looking for an English equivalent. Thank you very much for your help!
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1 hr confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 the term knowledge centre covers a great many aspects / concepts, etc.
Explanation:
or if the phrase is intended to be negative 'covers a multitude of sins'.
| xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thank you for your suggestion, Jarry! In this case, I tried to translate it with an English expression, so I chose the one size fits all suggestion.
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| Apr 4, 2009 - Changes made by Max Nuijens, MSc: | | Created KOG entry | KudoZ term => KOG term |
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