naar de hand praten
English translation: tell people what they want to hear
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| 05:14 Oct 22, 2004 |
| Dutch to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Business/Commerce (general) / Performance review feedback | |||||||
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| 4 +1 | play up to someone / play someone along |
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| 1 | they tell/say to people what they want to hear |
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11 mins confidence: 
they tell/say to people what they want to hear Explanation: Context. nothing more I'm afraid. just input. Hmm, heb vandaag eens oude motorbladen van vroeger opgehaald van zolder. Daar staat tenminste nog echte kritiek in, tegenwoordig is het de importeur naar de hand praten... Jammer. http://www.motor-forum.nl/forum/topic.php/907/4 |
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59 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1play up to someone / play someone along Explanation: play up to someone: To flatter them; to ingratiate oneself with them. play someone along: To manipulate them, usually for one's own advantage. ------------------------------------------------- Examples: English text: "I do not want to play up to you, nor do I have rational certainties. My only certainty is that experience (see first interview) and this I cannot simply give to you. I cannot even talk about it! All other certainties are rational certainties, and those are not real certainties." see: http://users.pandora.be/atma.muni/atma_4a.htm Dutch text: "Ik wil u niet naar de mond praten, noch heb ik rationele zekerheden. Mijn enige zekerheid is die ervaring (zie vorige aflevering) en die kan ik u niet zomaar meegeven." see: http://users.pandora.be/atma.muni/atma_4.htm Reference: http://www.allwords.com/word-play+up+to+someone.html Reference: http://users.pandora.be/atma.muni/atma_4a.htm |
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