Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
... we hebben een efficiencyslag gemaakt
English translation:
... we achieved significant efficiency improvements
Added to glossary by
Frits Ens
Apr 14, 2006 13:10
18 yrs ago
Dutch term
"efficiencyslag"
Dutch to English
Bus/Financial
Education / Pedagogy
Beschrijving van digitale onderwijssystemen. Door middel van de communicatie via computers, faciliteren we de studenten en de docenten, en zo hebben we een flinke efficiencyslag behaald op het gebied van onderwijs.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | ... we achieved significant efficiency improvements |
Frits Ens
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| 4 +2 | efficiency achievement |
Marijke Singer
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| 4 | (strike a) blow for efficiency |
CI95
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| 4 | gain in efficiency |
Terry Costin
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Proposed translations
+3
56 mins
Dutch term (edited):
efficiencyslag
Selected
... we achieved significant efficiency improvements
Ik zou het dus meer omschrijven
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
+2
21 mins
Marijke Singer
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Technical translator with Math degree
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Dutch term (edited):
efficiencyslag
efficiency achievement
An option.
... and we will have attained quite a sizeable efficiency achievement...
You could also use:
... and we will have implemented a sizeable/considerable/significant degree of efficiency ...
... and we will have attained quite a sizeable efficiency achievement...
You could also use:
... and we will have implemented a sizeable/considerable/significant degree of efficiency ...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dave Calderhead
18 hrs
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Thank you, Dave!
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: I like your second suggestion better.
3 days 2 hrs
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Thanks, Tina!
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47 mins
(strike a) blow for efficiency
an option
11 days
Terry Costin
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Cambridge Business English Higher
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Dutch to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Dutch term (edited):
efficiencyslag
gain in efficiency
I think in this case 'slag implies winning something
gaining
a win for efficiency
in this way, we have achieved a considerable gain in efficiency, in the field of education.
gaining
a win for efficiency
in this way, we have achieved a considerable gain in efficiency, in the field of education.
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