Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
pelata jonkun pussiin
English translation:
pay into N's hands
Added to glossary by
Alfa Trans (X)
Dec 8, 2006 16:01
18 yrs ago
Finnish term
Alfa Trans (X)
pelata jonkun pussiin
Finnish to English
Marketing
Media / Multimedia
media
Kännykkämarkkinoiden kriisi pelaa Nokian pussiin.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | pay into N's hands |
Spencer Allman
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| 5 | to play into someone's hands |
dhodgson (X)
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| 4 | N. reaps the benefit of the crisis |
Irja Frank (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
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pay into N's hands
So the crisis in the mobile phone market is playing into Nokia's hands
think so anyway
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-12-08 17:11:15 GMT)
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I mean play
think so anyway
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-12-08 17:11:15 GMT)
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I mean play
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
28 mins
N. reaps the benefit of the crisis
Also: is to Nokia's advantage, favor, etc.
19 hrs
to play into someone's hands
The verb in this expression is definitely "play", not "pay" - don't know if that was a typo in another proposed translation.
Example sentence:
...plays right into Nokia's hands.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Spencer Allman
: yes it was and I indicated as such (but you have to scroll down)
21 hrs
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