Feb 21, 2009 20:33
15 yrs ago
Dutch term

Fox borrel

Dutch to English Marketing Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Tevens vind ik dat XXX een downwaardse spiraal ondergaat. Ze gaan *Fox borrel* achterna. Te groot bedrijf weinig persoonlijk contact.

Never heard of this expression and according to Google it is not the name of a company -;)!
TIA
Francina
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 Foxboro

Discussion

m onneweer Feb 22, 2009:
Francina, could this be a transcription errorr?

Proposed translations

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Foxboro

Sounds like wordplay for Foxboro.

Dutch sense of humour...

Given the structure of the sentence, it is most likely to refer to a company. Foxboro are quite a large co.

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Note added at 21 mins (2009-02-21 20:54:25 GMT)
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http://www.foxboro.com/
"Foxboro is the worlds premier supplier of automation systems, open industrial systems (OIS), process control, transmitters, instruments, valves, controllers ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree Ken Cox : plausible (unless it's the latest rage in wine & cheese parties ;-) )
12 mins
Thanks, Ken! :)) lol
agree Kitty Brussaard : Makes sense :-)
14 hrs
Thanks, Kitty!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Sindy. I believe you hit the nail on its head -;)"
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