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"after the horse has bolted"

Danish translation: forebygge efter at skaden allerede er sket


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10:03 Sep 27, 2011
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: "after the horse has bolted"
KRIs (key result indicator) cannot be KPIs (key performance indicator) because they cannot be the key to your business if you are monitoring it well "after the horse has bolted".
Jørgen Madsen
Local time: 00:05
Danish translation:forebygge efter at skaden allerede er sket
Explanation:
To close the barn after the horse has bolted - at lukke stalddøren, efter at hesten er stukket af.

Jeg kan ikke lige komme på et tilsvarende udtryk på dansk, men det kan da godt være, det findes.
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Jeanette Brammer
Local time: 00:05
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Tak for hjælpen :-)
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4 +1forebygge efter at skaden allerede er sket
Jeanette Brammer
4"kaste brønden til efter at barnet er druknet"
Claus Balling


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
forebygge efter at skaden allerede er sket


Explanation:
To close the barn after the horse has bolted - at lukke stalddøren, efter at hesten er stukket af.

Jeg kan ikke lige komme på et tilsvarende udtryk på dansk, men det kan da godt være, det findes.

Jeanette Brammer
Local time: 00:05
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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Tak for hjælpen :-)

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agree  Pernille Chapman: Ja, der skal nok en omskrivning til.
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"kaste brønden til efter at barnet er druknet"


Explanation:
Et ordsprog, som på dansk kan gengives med:

"det er for sent at kaste brønden til, når barnet er druknet"

Claus Balling
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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