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brytes opp.

English translation: broken up

17:34 Aug 17, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Norwegian term or phrase: brytes opp.
Globaliseringens blir stadig mer aktuell for våre kunder og flere verdikjeder kan brytes opp.

"brytes opp" in this context.
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Local time: 03:57
English translation:broken up
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eodd
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4 +2broken up
eodd


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
broken up


Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):
  • Value chains can be broken up into ever smaller segments, transforming the offshoring decision from being a binary choice (onshore or offshore) to a process with multiple options.

    Reference: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:JbTwY1WPWtsJ:www.o...
    Reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/33534208/Energy-Value-Chain
eodd
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall
16 mins
agree  Leif Henriksen: But in this specific text, I would leave out the 'up' and just say 'broken'. Reaon for this being that the emphasis here is on the chains not more being contiguous. Segmentation of the chains does not seem appropriate here.
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