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olla vahvasti liikkeellä

English translation: to be strongly on the move

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Finnish term or phrase:olla vahvasti liikkeellä
English translation:to be strongly on the move
Entered by: Jari Vesterinen

17:18 Dec 8, 2006
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Media / Multimedia / media
Finnish term or phrase: olla vahvasti liikkeellä
Motorola investoi voimakkaasti ja monet muutkin ovat vahvasti liikkeellä.
Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 08:46
to be strongly on the move
Explanation:
This is a good phrase, methinks. I have seen it used in many business projections and reports.
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Jari Vesterinen
Finland
Local time: 08:46
Grading comment
Kiitos.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1have jumped on the bandwagon
dhodgson (X)
2 +2to be coming strong
Jussi Rosti
4to be strongly on the move
Jari Vesterinen
4 -1to be strongly in a move
Aul Pedajas


Discussion entries: 3





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to be coming strong


Explanation:
Many others are coming strong, too.

Jussi Rosti
Finland
Local time: 08:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irja Frank (X): a good one!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Irja! :)
agree  JonathanBrown: I kind of like this one best.
2 days 15 hrs
  -> Kiitos, Jonathan!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be strongly on the move


Explanation:
This is a good phrase, methinks. I have seen it used in many business projections and reports.

Example sentence(s):
  • Rotterdam is also strongly on the move in the audio-visual field; it now numbers dozens of media and entertainment companies.

    www.compete-eu.org/fileparser.asp?file=/ publications/EconomicVisionEngelsdef.pdf
Jari Vesterinen
Finland
Local time: 08:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Kiitos.
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
have jumped on the bandwagon


Explanation:
common colloquial expression, sounds natural to the ear of a native speaker

dhodgson (X)
Finland
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spencer Allman
1 hr
agree  Jari Vesterinen: This is a very good all-purpose, generic phrase that is applicable for business and bake sales and everywhere in between!
2 hrs
disagree  JonathanBrown: This is good, but fails to capture the idea of the strength involved, jumping on the bandwagon is a more passive activity. You know, you just jump, and the wagon does the rest. :)
2 days 58 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
to be strongly in a move


Explanation:
moving on strongly

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Note added at 2 days23 hrs (2006-12-11 17:15:52 GMT)
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A few years ago Shell used a business slogan On the Move. So, what I meant was "to be strongly on the move".

Aul Pedajas
Local time: 08:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EstonianEstonian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  JonathanBrown: This seems grammatically suspicious, to me.
2 days 17 hrs
  -> A few years ago Shell used a business slogan On the Move. So, what I meant was "to be strongly on the move".
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