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make things work

Dutch translation: dingen voor elkaar te krijgen

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English term or phrase:make things work
Dutch translation:dingen voor elkaar te krijgen
Entered by: Willemina Hagenauw

09:38 Jul 10, 2003
English to Dutch translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: make things work
Can someone help me with the phrase "make things work" in the following context? "They build on their experience to develop practical plans for making things work and energise others to get things done". (This is from a psychological test).
Willemina Hagenauw
Local time: 16:50
om dingen voor elkaar te krijgen
Explanation:
Op grond van hun ervaring maken ze praktische plannen om dingen voor elkaar te krijgen en anderen te stimuleren om hun werk te doen.
Of zoiets.
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Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 17:50
Grading comment
Hartelijk dank

Willemina
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6om alles goed te (kunnen) laten functioneren
Evert DELOOF-SYS
5 +4om dingen voor elkaar te krijgen
Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
3om zaken op de rails te zetten
Antoinette vH


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
om alles goed te (kunnen) laten functioneren


Explanation:
lijkt me wel wat, vooral in de gegeven context.

'...to get things done' kun je dan bv. vertalen door: (...anderen om (hun)) werk tot een goed einde te brengen (lett: om dingen gedaan te krijgen).


Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 2706

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Leistra
34 mins
agree  Benny Raemaekers (X)
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agree  GeoZoo (X)
1 hr
agree  joeky janusch
2 hrs
agree  Elise Jansen (X)
4 hrs
agree  moya
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
om dingen voor elkaar te krijgen


Explanation:
Op grond van hun ervaring maken ze praktische plannen om dingen voor elkaar te krijgen en anderen te stimuleren om hun werk te doen.
Of zoiets.

Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 1719
Grading comment
Hartelijk dank

Willemina

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hopley: matches the style of the original well
6 hrs
agree  Henk Peelen
7 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
15 hrs
agree  Stultitia Au (X)
1 day 23 hrs
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
om zaken op de rails te zetten


Explanation:
klinkt ook wel lekker, vind je niet? Al die "dingen" !

Antoinette vH
France
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 46
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