Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
に並ぶ
English translation:
on par with, in line with
Added to glossary by
conejo
Dec 13, 2006 21:19
17 yrs ago
Japanese term
に並ぶ
Japanese to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
This document describes various facts about the Netherlands.
環境意識：欧州の中でも、北欧、ドイツに並ぶ環境重視の国
Does it mean that the Netherlands is on a similar level with Northern Europe & Germany for environmental awareness? (Just to confirm...)
環境意識：欧州の中でも、北欧、ドイツに並ぶ環境重視の国
Does it mean that the Netherlands is on a similar level with Northern Europe & Germany for environmental awareness? (Just to confirm...)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | on a par with/equal to |
Duncan Adam
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| 5 +5 | in line with / on the same level |
Will Matter
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Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Duncan Adam
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Dr. Duncan Adam, Japanese specialist
Native in: English (Variants: US, Wales / Welsh, Irish, UK, Canadian, Scottish, Australian, British, New Zealand) 
Works in: Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
on a par with/equal to
Yes, I think you've understood it correctly in your question: 'on a level with Scandinavia and Germany'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everybody. I wish I could split points, but I awarded points to Duncan because "on par with" sounded a little better with the other words in the sentence. Thanks!"
+5
17 mins
Will Matter
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
proofreading/editing/research/security
Native in: English
Works in: English, Japanese to English, zzz Other zzz to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
in line with / on the same level
The Netherlands is "in line" with other Northern European countries (such as Germany and the Scandinavian countries) when it comes to "environmental awareness". On a similar or comparable level. HTH.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-12-14 01:31:48 GMT)
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"...roughly equivalent to...." is another option as is "...similar to..." As usual, there is more than one way to say it.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-12-14 01:31:48 GMT)
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"...roughly equivalent to...." is another option as is "...similar to..." As usual, there is more than one way to say it.
Peer comment(s):
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humbird
: This is also good answer.
46 mins
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Thank you, Koyama-san.
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Duncan Adam
2 hrs
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Thank you.
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Minoru Kuwahara
8 hrs
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Arigatoo gozaimasu.
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Daniel Mencher
21 hrs
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Doomo arigatoo, Mr. Mencher.
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sigmalanguage
1 day 8 hrs
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Thank you.
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