hold ourselves accountable to

Swedish translation: som vi alla måste leva upp till

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English term or phrase:hold ourselves accountable to
Swedish translation:som vi alla måste leva upp till

17:57 Nov 6, 2020
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Art/Literary - Human Resources
English term or phrase: hold ourselves accountable to
The full sentence is 'this lays out the high standards which we must all hold ourselves accountable to' - I can maybe use 'ställas till svars för', but I can't figure out how to word the sentence!
Alex O Suilleabhain
Ireland
Local time: 14:00
som vi alla måste leva upp till
Explanation:
Or "som vi alla ansvarar för att följa", "som var och en av oss ansvarar för att följa", "som vi alla ska följa", "som vi alla har att rätta oss efter"...

"ställas till svars för" is to be held accountable in an adversarial sense. Your boss will "ställa dig till svars för" an error you make. But here the accountability is more abstract, so a loose periphrase that catches the gist is OK.
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Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 15:00
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som vi alla måste leva upp till


Explanation:
Or "som vi alla ansvarar för att följa", "som var och en av oss ansvarar för att följa", "som vi alla ska följa", "som vi alla har att rätta oss efter"...

"ställas till svars för" is to be held accountable in an adversarial sense. Your boss will "ställa dig till svars för" an error you make. But here the accountability is more abstract, so a loose periphrase that catches the gist is OK.

Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8
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