zastavujeme

English translation: holding them back

20:50 Jan 26, 2014
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Automotive
Czech term or phrase: zastavujeme
In an employee satisfaction questionnaire, can someone explain the sense of zastavujeme in this context please....
"Sliby - chyby, budeš to dělat a pak uvidíme. Další příklad : celní odstávka →musíte do práce, zastavujeme zákazníka, pak budou odměny, rušily se dovolené atd. Celou letní odstávku jsme vyráběli, je listopad a odměny jsme žádné nedostali."
Charles Stanford
Czech Republic
Local time: 09:16
English translation:holding them back
Explanation:
On reflection, it looks like the message - in the context of customs clearance, might well be: "you have to come to work, we are delaying/holding back our customer to a crawl (almost a standstill)"
This also tallies with the not being paid part - if the customer was indeed held back, a cash-flow problem would follow.
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Václav Pinkava
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:16
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Summary of answers provided
4we are stopping customer production
hanahavlickova
3holding them back
Václav Pinkava
1zastavujeme zařízení
Stuart Hoskins


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
zastavujeme zařízení


Explanation:
Just a suggestion.
The problem with these surveys is that the respondents’ thoughts can be all over the place and they write one thing when they mean another.


Stuart Hoskins
Local time: 09:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
holding them back


Explanation:
On reflection, it looks like the message - in the context of customs clearance, might well be: "you have to come to work, we are delaying/holding back our customer to a crawl (almost a standstill)"
This also tallies with the not being paid part - if the customer was indeed held back, a cash-flow problem would follow.

Václav Pinkava
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thanks Vaclav
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
we are stopping customer production


Explanation:
Podle mého mínění je to "zastavujeme výrobu u zákazníka", čili: musíte do práce, jinak hrozí u zákazníka zastavení výroby.

hanahavlickova
Czech Republic
Local time: 09:16
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Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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