Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
zie uitleg
English translation:
status quo
Dutch term
Belgium
Certified & sworn translator EN-DE-NL
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zie uitleg
"This divergent power increases the potential team productivity, but at the same time, it also challenges the ___________ ."
Mijn opdrachtgever en ik zoeken hier een goed woord, een verzamelnaam voor: normen en gewoonten, eigen routines, dat wat normaal is voor jou,...
Ik dacht persoonlijk aan "everything you grew accustomed to", maar mijn opdrachtgever wil hier graag één woord voor en het moet "lekker bekken".
Bedankt voor de suggesties!
Jun 30, 2009 08:49: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Business/Commerce (general)"
Proposed translations
Netherlands
Dutch & German to English
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status quo
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-06-30 08:57:52 GMT)
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"...it challenges the established culture" is another option.
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Laura Morwood
: Nou, je bent me net voor!
3 mins
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Suzan Hamer
: Hard to choose between your answer and Frank's; both have merit and seem appropriate.
45 mins
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Ron Willems
4 hrs
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Jennifer Barnett
: It meets the clients requirements too!
5 hrs
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Kitty Brussaard
23 hrs
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Spain
Technical translator with Math degree
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
it challenges daily practice
Mexico
Legal, IT, Technical
Native in: Dutch , English
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, English to Dutch, and 3 more.
it challenges traditional thinking
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Chris Hopley
: I quite like this one
5 mins
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Thank you, Chris
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Suzan Hamer
: Hard to choose between your answer and Chris's; both have merit and seem appropriate. I think I'm a bit more inclined to yours, but either seem to fit the context, as it has been explained.
26 mins
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Oliver Pekelharing
: nice
3 hrs
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Kitty Brussaard
: IMO the emphasis in the given context lies on (challenging) habits and routines rather than thinking (patterns), although one could argue that the former are based on the latter :-)
23 hrs
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challenges old habits
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