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het nodige over te doen zijn

English translation: caused a considerable amount of controversy

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Dutch term or phrase:het nodige over te doen zijn
English translation:caused a considerable amount of controversy
Entered by: Mery Molenaar

04:50 Sep 27, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Dutch term or phrase: het nodige over te doen zijn
Het rapport, waar vorig jaar het nodige over te doen was, is weer uitgesteld.
Mery Molenaar
United States
Local time: 20:47
caused a considerable amount of controversy
Explanation:
The report, which.... last year, ....
Selected response from:

LouisV (X)
Australia
Local time: 12:47
Grading comment
Vind ik mooi onder woorden gebracht, Louis. Bedankt!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2caused a considerable amount of controversy
LouisV (X)
3 +3caused a genuine stir
EHL
4 +1to kick up quite some dust
Marjolein Snippe
3is surrounded by a lot of commotion
Frank van Thienen (X)


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
is surrounded by a lot of commotion


Explanation:
a lot of kerfuffle, a lot of hassle, a lot of to do, etc

Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Local time: 19:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 11
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
caused a considerable amount of controversy


Explanation:
The report, which.... last year, ....

LouisV (X)
Australia
Local time: 12:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Vind ik mooi onder woorden gebracht, Louis. Bedankt!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
8 hrs
agree  Michael Beijer
486 days
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to kick up quite some dust


Explanation:
cause commotion, disturbance

The report, which last year kicked up quite some dust, ...

Marjolein Snippe
Netherlands
Local time: 04:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Also a good option.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Tina!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
caused a genuine stir


Explanation:
Just another possibility.

EHL
Netherlands
Local time: 04:47
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hopley
10 hrs
agree  LouisV (X): caused quite a stir may also be an option
11 hrs
agree  Michael Beijer
486 days
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