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vastuuttaa

English translation: assign responsibility

12:31 Jan 7, 2012
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
Finnish term or phrase: vastuuttaa
"Riskienhallinnan suunnittelu, arviointi ja raportoinnin koordinointi on vastuutettu erikseen."

This is the final sentence in a section which specifies who is responsible for overall risk management, and who is responsible for risk management planning, assessment and reporting in specific areas of operations.

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dhodgson (X)
Finland
Local time: 08:07
English translation:assign responsibility
Explanation:
The Finnish word sounds like gobbledigook; trying to make simple issues sound finer or more complicated than they are...
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Merja Jauhiainen
Finland
Local time: 08:07
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2assign responsibility
Merja Jauhiainen
4assign accountability
Tarja Karjalainen


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
assign responsibility


Explanation:
The Finnish word sounds like gobbledigook; trying to make simple issues sound finer or more complicated than they are...


    Reference: http://kristenluke.com/2009/06/07/want-to-be-successful-at-m...
Merja Jauhiainen
Finland
Local time: 08:07
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Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spencer Allman
36 mins
  -> Thank you, Spencer!
agree  Vladyslav Golovaty
8 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assign accountability


Explanation:
I suppose it would depend a bit on the overall context, but to my ear "accountability" would work well here, too.

Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 08:07
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 10
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