Danish term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
banen er kridtet ordentligt op
Does this mean that the lines of the football pitch are being laid down, or have been torn up?
Proposed translations
Experienced translator, editor, and wr
Native in: Norwegian (Bokmal) , Norwegian 
, English
Works in: Norwegian to English, English to Norwegian, Swedish to English, and 1 more.
the field is properly chalked
the battle lines are drawn up in advance
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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-11-14 07:04:58 GMT)
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I.e. when the framework for the collaboration (or whatever the context implies) has been agreed.
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
the groundwork is done
Faroe Islands
The technical solution
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Danish to English, Faroese to English, Norwegian (Nynorsk) to English, and 2 more.
[when] the base lines are straight
Not an exact translation, but I think it gets the meaning across while keeping a creative touch.
When the base lines are straight, the umpire will have no problem making the correct call.
Lets keep our base lines straight here, or we will....
http://www.theoleballgame.com/baseball-rules-first-base-running-lane.html
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/runner_7.jsp
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