Sep 24, 2004 11:54
19 yrs ago
Danish term
laura
opstramning
Non-PRO
Danish to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Vi har behov for opstramning (company letter)
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
4 mins
Barbara Østergaard
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Specializes in field
Denmark
Language tailored to your target group
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 1 more.
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4
tightening
"tightening is needed" var min første umiddelbare indskydelse. Kontekst kan måske fortælle, om det passer ind...
4 mins
restrictive stance
depending on the context of the letter.
+1
6 mins
Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Meaning and understanding in a package.
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, English
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38
tightening up
Literally "opstramning" means tightening up, though much would depend on context here. You could perhaps use "stringent" instead, ie we need to take stringent measures. Or you could say "we need to tighten up our procedures". Does depend on context though.
+1
15 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Works in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
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138
a firmer line, more discipline, more precision
The expression is used metaphorically to cover a very wide range of ideas.
Only you can see what fits in the context, and 'tightening up' security, discipline etc. may be quite appropriate, so I am not disagreeing with the others.
But sometimes in English a slightly different idiom may fit better.
Only you can see what fits in the context, and 'tightening up' security, discipline etc. may be quite appropriate, so I am not disagreeing with the others.
But sometimes in English a slightly different idiom may fit better.
+1
25 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
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3
rephrase
Depends very much on the context, very little is given here, so any suggestions can only be an interpretation.
The company needs to reduce its costs
The company needs to takes measures to reduce costs
The company must make some cut-backs
The company needs to reduce its costs
The company needs to takes measures to reduce costs
The company must make some cut-backs
10 days
Yngve Roennike
Native in English
Hyperglot..
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 13 more.
get our act together
sounds good to me :-)
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