Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
op zijn strepen staan
English translation:
to insist upon
Added to glossary by
J. Leo (X)
May 27, 2003 16:56
21 yrs ago
Dutch term
Mexico
Legal, IT, Technical
Native in: Dutch 
, English
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, English to Dutch, and 3 more.
op zijn strepen staan
Dutch to English
Other
had hij dit gewten, dan had hij wat betreft ... wel op zijn strepen gestaan
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Had he know this, |
J. Leo (X)
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| 4 | stood on his authority |
Jacqueline van der Spek
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| 4 | to pull rank |
Chris Hopley
|
| 3 | guns |
Jan Verschoor
|
Proposed translations
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4 mins
Selected
Had he know this,
then he would have insisted upon ...
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Note added at 2003-05-27 17:01:39 (GMT)
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Had he known this,
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Note added at 2003-05-27 17:01:39 (GMT)
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Had he known this,
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks for the quick reply
Frank"
9 mins
Jacqueline van der Spek
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
25 years experience in medicine
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
294
stood on his authority
Had he known this, he would, as far as that is concerned, have stood on his authority .
HTH,
Jacqueline
HTH,
Jacqueline
11 mins
Jan Verschoor
Native in Dutch
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, German to Dutch, English to Dutch, and 1 more.
guns
he would have stuck to his guns
17 hrs
Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Dutch & German to English
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, British, UK, Irish, US)
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Flemish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
2117
to pull rank
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