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dat is zeker geen evidentie

English translation: this is not to be taken for granted

09:49 May 25, 2007
Flemish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Flemish term or phrase: dat is zeker geen evidentie
I often come across "evident" being used in Flemish in the sense of the French phrase "ce n'est pas évident" (e.g. "Een onderneming overlaten is niet evident" / "Allemaal zaken die door onze gedecentraliseerde structuur niet evident zijn"). Just double-checking - is this the same Gallicism?

Someone talking about a management course on "leiderschap en menselijk kapitaal":
Ook de tweede module rond de performantie van medewerkers legt het verband tussen leiderschap en menselijk kapitaal bloot. "In hoeverre geef je medewerkers vrijheid of empower je ze om betere resultaten te halen en welke voorwaarden moeten vervuld zijn om empowerment constructief in te zetten? Dat is zeker geen evidentie."
MoiraB
France
Local time: 15:22
English translation:this is not to be taken for granted
Explanation:
zou een oplossing kunnen zijn
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Roel Verschueren
Austria
Local time: 15:22
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I actually paraphrased it differently in the end: "This all needs to be thought out carefully". Other options might be: none of this can be taken for granted (based on your own suggestion) or this calls for serious thought. Thanks.
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4this is not to be taken for granted
Roel Verschueren


  

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this is not to be taken for granted


Explanation:
zou een oplossing kunnen zijn

Roel Verschueren
Austria
Local time: 15:22
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Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish, Native in DutchDutch
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I actually paraphrased it differently in the end: "This all needs to be thought out carefully". Other options might be: none of this can be taken for granted (based on your own suggestion) or this calls for serious thought. Thanks.
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