Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
regulering aanscherpen
English translation:
to tighten up regulation
Added to glossary by
Chris Hopley
Nov 13, 2005 08:46
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
aanscherpen ten opzichte van de huidige situatie
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
" ...welke argumenten ertoe hebben geleid om de regulering op dit punt aan te scherpen ten opzichte van de huidige situatie. "
How would you translate the verb 'aanscherpen' in this case?
How would you translate the verb 'aanscherpen' in this case?
Proposed translations
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| 3 | to focus |
George Vardanyan
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| 5 +5 | tighten up ... with respect to the current situation |
Dave Calderhead
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| 4 | rigidify with respect to the current situation |
Jack den Haan
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Proposed translations
8 mins
George Vardanyan
Works in field
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Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Flemish to Russian, French to Russian, and 22 more.
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Dutch term (edited):
aanscherpen
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to focus
focus verb fo·cused also fo·cussed; fo·cus·ing also fo·cus·sing (1775)
transitive verb
2 : to cause to be concentrated (focused their attention on the most urgent problems)
transitive verb
2 : to cause to be concentrated (focused their attention on the most urgent problems)
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Comment: "Thanks for all the help!"
+5
5 mins
Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Works in field
Netherlands
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Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English
tighten up ... with respect to the current situation
or: with respect to the current sitaution, to tighten up the ...
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Note added at 50 mins (2005-11-13 09:37:20 GMT)
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you tighten up the regulations, rather than focus them
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Note added at 3 hrs 15 mins (2005-11-13 12:02:15 GMT)
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regulations may be stringent, strict or rigid, but to achieve this stae they are tightened up.
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Note added at 50 mins (2005-11-13 09:37:20 GMT)
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you tighten up the regulations, rather than focus them
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Note added at 3 hrs 15 mins (2005-11-13 12:02:15 GMT)
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regulations may be stringent, strict or rigid, but to achieve this stae they are tightened up.
Peer comment(s):
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Jack den Haan
: //No, didn't even know it was an OPTA job!
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Thanks, Jack (:-{)> (btw - did you take on any of this OPTA job?) - see added note to Kenneth's answer.
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Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
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Thanks, Siobhan. (:-{)> (btw - did you take on any of this OPTA job?)
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Ken Cox
: // Nope; I wasn't even asked (must not know the right people...)
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Thanks, Kenneth (:-{)> - (btw - did you take on any of this OPTA job?) // euroscript Luxembourg put up [part of] the job on the Proz job board last Friday afternoon.
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Johan Venter
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Thanks, (:-{)> - (btw - did you take on any of this OPTA job?)
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DutchConnection
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Thanks, E. (:-{)>
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Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
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English
Specializes in field
Netherlands
Qualified engineer, translator & teacher
Native in: Dutch , English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
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rigidify with respect to the current situation
Also an option, I would say.
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Note added at 3 hrs 59 mins (2005-11-13 12:46:14 GMT)
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On second thoughs, I agree with Dave that 'rigidify' would not be an appropriate term in this context. Rigidifying regulations would indeed mean making them unchangeable, or, as Dave puts it, casting them in concrete. At present, I'd go with Dave and use 'tighten up', although I do have a feeling there is an even more appropriate and a little more "formal" word that's eluding me at the moment.
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Note added at 3 hrs 59 mins (2005-11-13 12:46:14 GMT)
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On second thoughs, I agree with Dave that 'rigidify' would not be an appropriate term in this context. Rigidifying regulations would indeed mean making them unchangeable, or, as Dave puts it, casting them in concrete. At present, I'd go with Dave and use 'tighten up', although I do have a feeling there is an even more appropriate and a little more "formal" word that's eluding me at the moment.
Peer comment(s):
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Dave Calderhead
: even though it is nice aliteration, I don't think you rigidify regulations, Jack. After all, they are not cast in concrete, but can be tightened by revision or amendment (:-{)> // I don't dispute the word. It just isn't used in reports on regulations
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The New Shorter Oxford: rigid (2) = strict in opinion, observance, procedure, or method; etc. // Thanks Dave, I take your point!
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Ken Cox
: I'd only use 'rigid' with respect to persons in the sense given in the cited NSO entry.
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Thanks Kenneth! I've heard of the term being used in the context of security measures, where I think it might be more appropriate. But as mentioned above, I agree that 'rigidify' is not the right term in this context.
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