alle punten en komma's bespreken

English translation: everything is discussed in great detail

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Dutch term or phrase:alle punten en komma's bespreken
English translation:everything is discussed in great detail
Entered by: Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X)

14:29 Jan 4, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / toeristische informatie
Dutch term or phrase: alle punten en komma's bespreken
context: toeristische informatie over Kenia
"De westerse denkwijze waarbij alle punten en komma’s besproken worden, kennen ze wel maar nemen ze niet zo nauw."
Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X)
Ecuador
Local time: 21:25
everything is discussed in great detail
Explanation:
HTH
Selected response from:

writeaway
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Thanks to all of you!
Ik zie net dat ik hiervan ongewild een "easy" heb gemaakt, terwijl het misschien eerder een "pro" is...
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5everything is discussed in great detail
writeaway
5dot the i's andcross the t's
Massimo Lencioni
4 +1to discuss (sth) exhaustively
Evert DELOOF-SYS
4in detail
joeky janusch


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
everything is discussed in great detail


Explanation:
HTH

writeaway
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!
Ik zie net dat ik hiervan ongewild een "easy" heb gemaakt, terwijl het misschien eerder een "pro" is...

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agree  jarry (X)
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agree  Iris70
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agree  vixen
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agree  Kate Hudson (X)
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agree  Robert Kleemaier
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in detail


Explanation:
Or maybe: a detailed Western way of thinking....

joeky janusch
Israel
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dot the i's andcross the t's


Explanation:
Aangezien het Nederlands idiomatisch is, zou ik ook iets soortgelijks in het Engels doen, om ervoor te zorgen dat de tekst niet te 'droog' wordt:
They are well aware of the Western approach of dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's, but they tend to take things more lightly themselves.

Massimo Lencioni
Local time: 04:25
Native speaker of: Italian
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to discuss (sth) exhaustively


Explanation:
would be one possibility

E.g.:

... Over two days, participants in working groups and plenary sessions exhaustively discussed ways to promote a priority governance agenda. ...
www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/ afrec/subjindx/111spgv2.htm

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Note added at 3 hrs 13 mins (2005-01-04 17:43:17 GMT)
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A more idiomatic approach would/could be: to duscuss all the ins and outs = iets tot in de puntjes bespreken

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 04:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
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