blive kigget i kortene

English translation: to have somebody looking over your shoulder

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Danish term or phrase:blive kigget i kortene
English translation:to have somebody looking over your shoulder
Entered by: stephen mewes

06:56 Aug 25, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research
Danish term or phrase: blive kigget i kortene
Ingen sælger (medarbejder) ønsker at blive kigget i kortene, men der er et behov for at etablere åbne og gennemskuelige ’sales funnels’, så ledelsen løbende kan overvågne og om nødvendigt pushe den enkelte sælgers salgsindsats
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:38
kigge i kortene
Explanation:
kigge i kortene - look over somebody's shoulder. it's the passive form here

(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/calt/vdml/resources/showcase/ak/midwrdl...

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Note added at 2005-08-25 07:22:49 (GMT)
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In you context, could also say: to be supervised too closely

\"For an experienced designer, it can be frustrating to work for someone who constantly looks over your shoulder. \"

http://www.howdesign.com/jobs/career_advice/TCGmicromanagers...
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hirselina
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3 +3having someone look over your shoulder
Christine Andersen
2 +2kigge i kortene
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
kigge i kortene


Explanation:
kigge i kortene - look over somebody's shoulder. it's the passive form here

(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/calt/vdml/resources/showcase/ak/midwrdl...

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Note added at 2005-08-25 07:22:49 (GMT)
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In you context, could also say: to be supervised too closely

\"For an experienced designer, it can be frustrating to work for someone who constantly looks over your shoulder. \"

http://www.howdesign.com/jobs/career_advice/TCGmicromanagers...

hirselina
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pcovs: Selv om den danske udgave rent faktisk betyder, at nogen finder ud af ens hemmeligheder og tricks. Sammenhængen siger dog, at det er dette, der menes ;o)
1 day 7 hrs

agree  farmor: In the DA context, yes, but it actually means to have someone's number - to know what tricks s/he is up to.
2 days 7 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
having someone look over your shoulder


Explanation:
'Salesmen and employees don't like the feeling that the boss is looking over their shoulders'

They don't want to tell everyone the tricks of the trade
(their little secret methods of succeeding)

Something like that?

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 06:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
5 hrs

agree  pcovs: Okay, men ikke helt forklaringen! Her er der vist nærmere tale om et forkert anvendt udtryk. Det betyder jo egentlig, at nogen opdager dine tricks, men her anvendes det i betydningen 'overvågning". ;o)
1 day 7 hrs

agree  Roald Toskedal: Enig med PCovs.
3 days 3 hrs
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