schoonheidsprijs
English translation: left much to be desired
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| 16:54 Sep 22, 2008 |
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| 4 +4 | left much to be desired |
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| 5 | beauty prize |
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| 4 +1 | (it won't win a) prize |
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| 4 | was not up to par / did not measure up |
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| 3 | was not exactly a shining example |
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5 mins confidence: 
beauty prize Explanation: literally translates as beauty-prize |
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9 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1(it won't win a) prize Explanation: Is de uitdrukking die hier in Ierland gebruikt wordt. |
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2 hrs confidence:
was not up to par / did not measure up Explanation: If you want to step away from a literal translation, I would suggest: 'was not up to par' or 'did not measure up'. Reference: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_j... Reference: http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2006/growth.htm |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4left much to be desired Explanation: This term - schoonheidsprijs - is a "soft" and protective way of saying that errors were made, without being too blunt. It should not be translated literally. Example sentence(s):
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