firmaets blæksprutte
English translation: the company's multi-tasker, quiet backbone, universal handyman
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| 14:35 Jan 30, 2007 |
| Danish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Human Resources / the 'universal genius' in a company | |||||||
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| 4 +1 | the company's multi-tasker |
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| 4 | the company's all-round assistant |
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| 4 | Jack-of-all-trades |
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| 3 | superwoman, superstar |
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| 3 | Mister Fix It |
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| 2 | the (silent/secret) backbone of the company |
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superwoman, superstar Explanation: Aide de camp or no. 1 worker if more as a personal assistant - perhaps? |
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the company's all-round assistant Explanation: Is a possibility here! Reference: http://www.academie-da-vinci.com/gpage4.html |
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Mister Fix It Explanation: One possibility. |
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the (silent/secret) backbone of the company Explanation: Endnu en idé, så du har noget mere at arbejde videre på - det dækker ganske vist ikke helt det samme som "blæksprutte" og har sikkert også nogle andre konnotationer, men ud fra din forklaring at dømme passer det måske alligevel... |
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| firmaets blæksprutte // handyman Jack-of-all-trades Explanation: http://www.answers.com/topic/jack-of-all-trades |
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9 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1the company's multi-tasker Explanation: Mentioning the name of the person in question and adding above attribute before or after the name would work, I believe. Good luck! |
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