dichtschrijven
English translation: watertight; no loopholes [see below]
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| 4 +2 | watertight; no loopholes [see below] |
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| 4 | to pin down in writing |
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| 3 | seal in writing |
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| some online usage to show possible meanings |
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to pin down in writing Explanation: Conveys the idea of watertightness raised by Michael Beijer, (see here and in the discussion) which I agree with, but still retains some of the idea of "dicht" as mentioned by Roy in the discussion. I feel its use in the article on leasing brought by Freekfluweel only fits this suggestion if you take it to mean "boxing in", which is not exactly the same meaning as I think it has here. That is why I am not completely sure of this answer. Watertightness, actually, doesn't fit its use in that leasing article either. |
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seal in writing Explanation: suggestion You could also just use 'unambiguously' to get the same idea across |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2| dichtschrijven; dichttimmeren watertight; no loopholes [see below] Explanation: e.g.: making something / ensuring something is watertight making sure / ensuring there are no loopholes or something along those lines Example sentence(s):
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33 mins peer agreement (net): +1 |
| Reference: some online usage to show possible meanings Reference information: Dat betekent niet alleen een te grote werklast voor Luc die de ‘gaten moet dichtschrijven’, het houdt ook in dat wanneer hij om welke reden dan ook wegvalt, het tijdschrift waarschijnlijk zijn langste tijd heeft gehad. ;************************************************** Uitgangspunt is dichtschrijven wat kan en open laten wat nog uitgewerkt moet ...... ;************************************************** De heer Van Krieken: Ja. De Staat wilde een internationale tender doen. Er waren op dat moment maar twee leveranciers van 300 km/u-treinen: de Duitse industrie en de Franse industrie. Je kunt de specificaties niet zo dichtschrijven dat alleen de Thalys erin past. ;************************************************** Vandaar dat ik zeg dat we moeten oppassen niet door te schieten in onze eigen regeldrang, ik heb diverse stadia in de 1/1 luchtvaart meegemaakt waarbij men ook dacht dat met het dichtschrijven van procedures de zaak veiliger werd. Niet dus, integendeel. ;************************************************** i.e. to make something watertight -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2018-05-17 10:32:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oxforddictionaries.com: watertight: (Of an argument or account) unable to be disputed or questioned usage examples: – their alibis are watertight – At least I've finally found a watertight argument against Alec ever moving me to the countryside. – That argument is not watertight, however, because existing law does not formally allow euthanasia, for a variety of reasons mentioned briefly above. – I will lay it on the line - there is not one such fossil for which one could make a watertight argument. – But if you are going to claim that Mexican immigrants don't want to be Americans, your argument had better be watertight. – A fully informed, carefully and methodically reasoned, conceptually watertight political argument lies well outside them. – I've no doubt there all kinds of holes in this logic, and many examples that could suggest these arguments are less than watertight. – No justification is good enough - or none short of a watertight deductive argument, and all but the sceptics will agree that this is too much to demand. – In their attempt at being watertight and perfect, our laws are so wordy that they lose their spirit amongst the letters. – Why, he asks, cannot the protagonists accept that their opponents' arguments, even if not entirely watertight, may nevertheless be partly correct? – Phillip's argument isn't exactly the most watertight. |
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