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Other / idiom | | Dutch term or phrase: hun partij meeblazen | | XYZ is een distributeur van xxx van vele merken, waarbij Europa hun belangrijkste afzetmarkt is maar ook buiten Europa blazen zij hun partij mee. |
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| | English translation:play their part, compete, operate | Explanation:
Van Dale's definition: "zijn partij meeblazen - loyaal meedoen, ook zijn aandeel bijdragen aan het werk, zijn man staan"
Taken literally, it refers to a wind instrument musician playing in an orchestra - playing their part.
In your translation you could choose to keep the metaphor, or you could leave it out, e.g. 'Europe is our biggest market, but we operate outside Europe too'. |
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Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 03:31
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19 mins confidence:  
21 mins confidence: the company is also participating in the market
Explanation:
mee here means together, such as in the sample sentence "hij is mee van de partij", meaning "he is also participating". So, in this context, XYZ is a distributor, where Europe is their most important market, but also participating in markets outside Europe.
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 play their part, compete, operate
Explanation:
Van Dale's definition: "zijn partij meeblazen - loyaal meedoen, ook zijn aandeel bijdragen aan het werk, zijn man staan"
Taken literally, it refers to a wind instrument musician playing in an orchestra - playing their part.
In your translation you could choose to keep the metaphor, or you could leave it out, e.g. 'Europe is our biggest market, but we operate outside Europe too'.
| Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37
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