turf war

Latvian translation: debates

09:30 Mar 18, 2001

English to Latvian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: turf war

Its right to register new banks has been transferred to the Federal Securities Commission, ending a long turf war.

What is ment with turf war?

alxnis KudoZ activity Questions: 15 (1 open) Answers: 1
Local time: 07:05

Latvian translation:debates

Explanation:
Pec manam domam seit ir domatas ilgas un nogurdinosas debates vai sacikstes. Vacu valoda loti labs tulkojums butu "Schlammschlacht", kas pilnigi atbilst anglu "turf war". Motivs sim nosaukumam ir salidzinajums ar "dublu kauju", jo kausanas dublos nav viegla, tapec ka, pasam iestigusam lidz lieliem tev vel ir jatrapa pretiniekam. Atvaino, ka rakstu bez garumzimem un keksisiem, citadi nevaru. Ata

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Local time: 06:05

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debates

lacplesis

"zirgu skriešanās sacīkstes"

maariite

strīdi, cīņa

VEIKMANE DAIGA

I think it means "for territory" if that's of any use to you

Rocky

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I think it means "for territory" if that's of any use to you

Explanation:
turf // n. & v.
n. (pl. turfs or turves)
1 a a layer of grass etc. with earth and matted roots as the surface of grassland. b a piece of this cut from the ground.
2 a slab of peat for fuel.
3 (prec. by the) a horse racing generally. b a general term for racecourses.
v.tr.
1 cover (ground) with turf.
2 (foll. by out) esp. Brit. colloq. expel or eject (a person or thing).
[Old English from Germanic]

BUT HERE IT MEANS FOR TERRITORY

That's what I've always understood

Rocky
Local time: 05:05

308 days confidence:

"zirgu skriešanās sacīkstes"

Explanation:
This is one of the meanings of the word "turf": "horse race".

maariite
Local time: 07:05
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debates

lacplesis
Local time: 06:05
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German
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strīdi, cīņa

Explanation:
A turf war is a colloquial term for a contention between two or more parties resulting in confrontation.

It is a common problem in larger organisations when two divisions fight for access to resources or capital, over control of operations, recognition of their work or media attention. They can break out due to improper management further up the bureaucratic hierarchy

n-count A turf war is a struggle between people over who controls a particular activity.

n-count A turf war is a struggle between criminals or gangs over who controls a particular area.

Example sentence(s):

Tulkojums 'debates' neietver termina būtību.

Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/turf%20war
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VEIKMANE DAIGA
Latvia
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Latvian
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