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zetten hard in op

English translation: to be invested/invest in something

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Dutch term or phrase:inzetten op iets
English translation:to be invested/invest in something
Entered by: Michael Beijer

13:52 Mar 17, 2021
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Dutch term or phrase: zetten hard in op
Het komt erop aan om onze producten aan te bieden met een zo hoog mogelijke energie-efficiëntie en zo laag mogelijk waterverbruik. Onze bedrijven ***zetten al hard in op water*** en gaan dat nog meer moeten doen in de toekomst.

Thank you for your suggestions.
Cecile Dupont
Local time: 17:46
are heavily invested in
Explanation:
There are other ways to translate "inzetten op iets", but this is the first that came to mind. Sth like:

onze bedrijven zetten al hard in op water =
our companies are already heavily invested in water

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Note added at 13 mins (2021-03-17 14:05:12 GMT)
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as I said, "inzetten op iets" can be translated in many ways. here are a few options:

• target ones efforts at/on something
• focus on something
• put emphasis on something
• work towards something
• stake [everything] on sth
• to be committed to something
• to allocate one's resources to sth
• allocate/dedicate staff to sth
etc

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Note added at 17 mins (2021-03-17 14:09:04 GMT)
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tons of relevant examples of usage at: https://www.linguee.com/english-dutch/search?source=auto&que...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-03-17 16:16:11 GMT)
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@Barend:

See e.g.:

"To be invested in something means that you value that thing highly, and suggests that you are gambling on the success of that thing, though it might not be money that you're risking; it could be your reputation, or your peace of mind.

If you support a football team then you could say that you are invested in that team. When they win, you're happy, but when they lose, you're dejected."

(https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/be-invested-in.26311... )
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Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:46
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Thank you for your suggestions !
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are heavily invested in


Explanation:
There are other ways to translate "inzetten op iets", but this is the first that came to mind. Sth like:

onze bedrijven zetten al hard in op water =
our companies are already heavily invested in water

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Note added at 13 mins (2021-03-17 14:05:12 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

as I said, "inzetten op iets" can be translated in many ways. here are a few options:

• target ones efforts at/on something
• focus on something
• put emphasis on something
• work towards something
• stake [everything] on sth
• to be committed to something
• to allocate one's resources to sth
• allocate/dedicate staff to sth
etc

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 mins (2021-03-17 14:09:04 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

tons of relevant examples of usage at: https://www.linguee.com/english-dutch/search?source=auto&que...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-03-17 16:16:11 GMT)
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@Barend:

See e.g.:

"To be invested in something means that you value that thing highly, and suggests that you are gambling on the success of that thing, though it might not be money that you're risking; it could be your reputation, or your peace of mind.

If you support a football team then you could say that you are invested in that team. When they win, you're happy, but when they lose, you're dejected."

(https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/be-invested-in.26311... )

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you for your suggestions !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lianne van de Ven: I would say heavily invested in reducing water usage though.
2 mins
  -> yeah, something like that would work. I added that "...in water" without giving it too much thought. would like a bit more context
agree  philgoddard
34 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Ruchira Raychaudhuri
35 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: I find: have already heavily invested (in reducing water usage). In this case probably best: 'are already heavily investing // I know my friend: 'hard inzetten' :-) // Should be 'are heavily invested in water ...' after all.
1 hr
  -> Not sure I follow. I wasn't using "to invest" in the financial sense, i.e. of investing money. In any case, my intention was to help Cecile with the meaning/a translation into English. How she formulates the sentence is of course up to her.
agree  Kitty Brussaard: Also with Lianne's suggestion.
2 days 18 hrs
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