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tot in elke vezel leven inblazen

English translation: imbue everything they do/all their activities


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Dutch term or phrase:tot in elke vezel leven inblazen
English translation:imbue everything they do/all their activities
Entered by: Dave Calderhead
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09:45 Mar 8, 2006
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Dutch term or phrase: tot in elke vezel leven inblazen
Any suggestions for this rather ugly turn of phrase?

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De voorbije jaren heeft de school heel wat geïnvesteerd om een internationale managementschool te worden. Dit internationale karakter wil ze verder tot in elke vezel leven inblazen.
De interactie tussen lesgevers en internationale studenten, en tussen studenten onderling, wordt daarom sterk aangemoedigd. Verschillende culturele achtergronden geven een extra dimensie aan de onderwerpen die ter sprake komen en leiden tot nieuwe syntheses. Ook buiten de lessen organiseren studenten activiteiten waarbij ze kennismaken met de culturele achtergrond van hun medestudenten.
MoiraB
Local time: 13:58
steep everything they do
Explanation:
i.e.
They also want to steep everything they do in this international character
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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:58
Grading comment
Though I do actually prefer Kenneth's "imbue" idea! Thanks, guys.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1steep everything they do
Dave Calderhead
3It wants to infuse every fibre of this international character with life
Louis Vorstermans


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
steep everything they do


Explanation:
i.e.
They also want to steep everything they do in this international character

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:58
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Though I do actually prefer Kenneth's "imbue" idea! Thanks, guys.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: or 'imbue all their activities with this international character' (that reverses the direction of the original, but it corresponds to common usage in English, which is not so free with 'embodiment' of abstract terms).
58 mins
  -> Thanks, Kenneth (:-{)> my take too on the embodiment issue.
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It wants to infuse every fibre of this international character with life


Explanation:
Just a suggestion

Louis Vorstermans
Australia
Local time: 21:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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