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поднимать планку собственных целей

English translation: to set more ambitious goals

19:13 Mar 26, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Russian term or phrase: поднимать планку собственных целей
поднимать планку собственных целей. - to raise the bar of own purposes???

люди, стремящиеся постоянно поднимать планку собственных целей
Sonyynos020 (X)
English translation:to set more ambitious goals
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Rustam Nasyrov
Canada
Local time: 05:01
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3to set more ambitious goals
Rustam Nasyrov
4 +1raise the bar of their personal targets
Roman Bardachev
4 +1to reach higher
tanyazst
3 +1setting farther targets
Zamira B.
4extend their targets
koundelev
3people trying to excel; to reach (their) higher objectives
Vladimir Dubisskiy
3raise one's own standards
Faina Furman


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
raise the bar of their personal targets


Explanation:
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Roman Bardachev
Canada
Local time: 03:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arkadi Burkov
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Rakardi
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
setting farther targets


Explanation:
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Zamira B.
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olga and Igor Lukyanov
31 mins
  -> спасибо
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
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people trying to excel; to reach (their) higher objectives


Explanation:
много разного можно придумать

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
raise one's own standards


Explanation:
Я согласна с Владимиром - "цели" как "goals" или "purposes" не лепятся.

Faina Furman
Israel
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extend their targets


Explanation:
...

koundelev
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to reach higher


Explanation:
to reach higher and higher

собственно в этой фразе и кроется идея о более смелых целях

tanyazst
Belarus
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valery Kaminski
9 hrs
  -> спасибо!
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to set more ambitious goals


Explanation:
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Rustam Nasyrov
Canada
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valery Kaminski
6 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Валерий!
agree  Olga Cartlidge: I would only add "for themselves" i.e. setting more ambitious goals for themselves (or who set their sights higher.)
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Olga!
agree  Smantha
5 days
  -> Thank you, Smantha!
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