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English to Vietnamese translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: Sniff Test | Do not pass the Sniff test
A result of tender or so |
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| | vòng sơ tuyển trong đấu thầu | Explanation: since you provide the context is about tender, I guessed, rớt ngay từ vòng sơ tuyển, không vượt qua được vòng sơ tuyển.
An informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety |
| Selected response from: Phong Le Vietnam Local time: 07:10
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1 hr confidence:   | sniff test kiểm tra tính khả thi
Explanation: It's
a basic questioning of the feasibility or sense of pursuing a new idea or venture
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an informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-31 06:19:54 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
"bài/cuộc kiểm tra" should be better.
Example sentence(s):- Her idea about going back to school may not pass the sniff test.
Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sniff+test Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sniff_test
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