Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
actiuni organizate din umbra
English translation:
(covertly) orchestrated actions/undertakings
Added to glossary by
Cornelia Serban
Jan 18, 2006 13:21
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a organiza din umbra
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"Ca in general toate actiunile **organizate din umbra** de catre contrarevolutionari, in activitatea celor doua Uniuni resuscitarea si intarirea tendintelor reactionare se observa atunci cand..."
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | covertly orchestrated actions/undertakings |
Valentin Alupoaie
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| 4 +2 | organized behind the scenes |
Naty Schwartz
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| 5 | to mastermind |
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Proposed translations
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Valentin Alupoaie
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Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian
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Romanian term (edited):
acţiuni organizate din umbră
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covertly orchestrated actions/undertakings
Aş zice au.
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Comment: ""Orchestrated" e exact termenul pe care il cautam :) "Covertly" cred ca poate fi omis, fiindca e implicit: orchestrate = to carefully and often secretly arrange for something to happen, especially so that people do not realize that it was a planned event.
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to mastermind
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-18 13:30:48 GMT)
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mas·ter·mind P Pronunciation Key (mstr-mnd)
n.
A highly intelligent person, especially one who plans and directs a complex or difficult project: the mastermind of a robbery.
see: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mastermind
tr.v. mas·ter·mind·ed, mas·ter·mind·ing, mas·ter·minds
To direct, plan, or supervise (a project or activity).
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-18 13:30:48 GMT)
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mas·ter·mind P Pronunciation Key (mstr-mnd)
n.
A highly intelligent person, especially one who plans and directs a complex or difficult project: the mastermind of a robbery.
see: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mastermind
tr.v. mas·ter·mind·ed, mas·ter·mind·ing, mas·ter·minds
To direct, plan, or supervise (a project or activity).
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Naty Schwartz
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Native in: Hebrew 
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English
organized behind the scenes
as I see it, the phrase refers to those who do not want to position themselves in the limelight, but act behind the scenes.
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