Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 13, 2006 08:22
18 yrs ago
Dutch term
Czech Republic
Qualified, experienced EN native speaker
Native in: English 
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English, German to English, and 3 more.
liquideren
Dutch to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
company analysis
Good morning. I am a bit foxed by liquideren here... does it just mean "get rid of [sales reps who do not meet their targets]" and then "find another" [een nieuwe nemen]? Thank you for any help! It is in a text about a manager who visits a subsidiary and makes certain recommendations:
Verkopers die hun doelen niet realiseren liquideren (nu is er zo één) en een nieuwe nemen
Verkopers die hun doelen niet realiseren liquideren (nu is er zo één) en een nieuwe nemen
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | pay off |
Dave Calderhead
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| 3 +2 | eliminate |
CI95
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| 4 | dismiss |
Christopher Smith (X)
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Netherlands
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Related KudoZ points
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126
Selected
pay off
or get rid of as you suggest
Peer comment(s):
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Kate Hudson (X)
: Although if it is mafia run..... it might be true. Once again context is everything ;-)
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Thanks, Kate. (:-{)> I assumed it was a genuine management report and not a Hollywood script // perhaps making them an offer they can't refuse would get the message across ;-{)>
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| agree |
Christopher Smith (X)
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Thanks, Christopher (:-{)>
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| agree |
Nico Staes
37 mins
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Thanks, Nico (:-{)>
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Meturgan
: This is a good explanation but not an exact translation.
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of course it is not a literal translation - see notes to Kate's answer
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gone for this answer, although I could have gone for Christopher's as well to be fair (Dave's answer was first...)- I understand Meturgan's notes about it carrying connotations in Dutch as well, but I think this was probably unintentional in the ST and they just chose the wrong word for the idea of dismissing. Thank you to everyone for your feedback though - much appreciated "
21 mins
Christopher Smith (X)
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
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15
dismiss
just another possibility
+2
59 mins
eliminate
would capture the ambiguity of the Dutch term
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-02-13 20:45:58 GMT)
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Dave, my reasoning was that eliminate can mean liquidate but, unlike liquidate, you can also say 'we need to eliminate some positions' without any Mafia connotations. This would get around the problem of second-guessing the author. Looking at the specific sentence again, I now see that 'sales reps who....need to be eliminated' does not exactly sound free from connotation. So you're absolutely right about that (although it sounds far less ominous than liquidate).
Please note Charles: I don't know in what sense the author used the term. Dave may well be right that a more neutral term is required, in which case I agree with him that dismiss would be better.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-02-13 20:45:58 GMT)
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Dave, my reasoning was that eliminate can mean liquidate but, unlike liquidate, you can also say 'we need to eliminate some positions' without any Mafia connotations. This would get around the problem of second-guessing the author. Looking at the specific sentence again, I now see that 'sales reps who....need to be eliminated' does not exactly sound free from connotation. So you're absolutely right about that (although it sounds far less ominous than liquidate).
Please note Charles: I don't know in what sense the author used the term. Dave may well be right that a more neutral term is required, in which case I agree with him that dismiss would be better.
Peer comment(s):
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Wouter van Kampen
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thanks titi
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Meturgan
: Ook in het Nederlands is het heel grof om het woord liquideren in dit verband te gebruiken. Dus wil je trouw blijven aan de sfeer van het taalgebruik dan lijkt mij dit het beste
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thanks Meturgan
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Dave Calderhead
: if I were to choose a different answer, I would choose Christopher's dismiss - eliminate is just as loaded as liquidate
9 hrs
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Thanks for your comment Dave and please see additional note.
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