Summary
firm {noun}
handelshuis · handelsfirma · firma
firm {adjective}
vast · degelijk · beslist · sterk · deugdelijk · gedegen · solide · pertinent · categorisch · struis · robuust · stoer · potig · fors · hecht · stevig · gevestigd · flink · ferm
to firm {verb}
stevig worden · harder worden
English-Dutch translation for "firm"
"firm" Dutch translation
firm {noun}
firm {noun}
firm {noun}
That firm supplied glucose syrup or treacle to Dutch feed manufacturers.
It's not just anybody that gets a hit put on them... by a big firm like the outfit.
One German firm wants to produce 100 million bottles a year.
So long as the firm as a legal person does not place itself under a moral code, I cannot reproach the employee!
This firm was suspected of fraud as early as 1992.
firm {adjective}
DJ: So at this stage, I guess, we had very, very firm ideas on what conservation meant.
We stand firm by that pledge to the Swedish electorate.
Finally, it is our firm view that financial support should be continued.
In a word, Mr President-in-Office, stand firm on this.
My firm intention is to maintain that success.
Quite frankly, any building that is not constructed on firm foundations will ultimately be doomed to collapse.
There is no firm proof which I have been able to see physically, but there is no doubt that something of that nature has taken place.
You have brought a huge measure of stability and firm management to the European Central Bank, and you have set it on a good course for the
You are, thus, firmly in favour of the referral to committee.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a directive firmly based on the principles of necessity and proportionality.
This is something on which we must stand firm.
I am of the firm opinion that there is no need for EU regulation of the tourist sector in the EU Treaty.
Firstly, we must maintain and reiterate our firm position because what the Americans have decided on and propose to enforce is unacceptable
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to start by expressing my firm opposition to separating the debate from the vote that
This is completely the wrong approach and I fully and firmly reject it.
What we have to be firm on is that we are not going to spend the next ten years debating the same.
We want you to make a firm commitment, Commissioner.
President Bush has promised that the United States will always stand firm for equal justice.
You must all have noticed that the prospect of the euro is already providing a very firm element of stability.
Their presence in this sector establishes them firmly in the minds of the people.
firm {adj.} (also: solid, adequate)
We need to lay firm foundations in this field, since nobody is taking responsibility for education.
I therefore recommend that we rely on the firm foundations of European law and criteria.
If this faith is to be justified, then what we produce in consequence of our decisions and in our discussions must have a firm basis.
It is a firm drugs policy.
I stand firm in refusing to accept that.
firm {adj.} (also: peremptory, resolute)
This suspension has already caused concern in this Parliament which had, moreover, like the Council, taken a firm position against the...
And on these issues and principles all European countries must maintain the strongest and firmest possible unity.
Mr President, I am firmly convinced of the importance of provisions designed to eliminate the use of misleading descriptors in the labelling of tobacco products.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am firmly convinced of the importance of provisions designed to eliminate the use of misleading descriptors in the labelling of tobacco products.
This principle, in which I firmly believe - and in which I hope you also believe, ladies and gentlemen - must underpin our entire approach to managing the process of achieving security in Europe.
We hope that the peace agreement will hold firm and be permanent.
We need a firm, consistent policy on building a favourable environment for innovation and on energy issues.
to firm
We would like to draw the period of reflection to a close at the end of 2007 with a firm, clear decision on what to do with the Treaty.
I was representing my own group and I very firmly opposed the decision.
The firm sits over there in Luxembourg and laughs at us, while the Commission issues another fatuous communication.
Result: the new director may come from the outside, but he immediately finds himself ensnared in a system that is already firmly established.
There are firms that have their company headquarters in the Bahamas and it is rumoured that some European Commission officials are behind them.
European firms are in the best position to localise services geographically and tailor them culturally and linguistically to users ' needs.
I am delighted that the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has firmed up the Council’ s common position.
In this context, the Commission declared firmly that negotiations on action plans with these three countries in particular should be pushed forward rapidly.
On the other hand, we reject Amendments Nos 41 and 50, because more restrictive measures here again threaten to discourage a large number of candidate firms.
So the Commission will firmly oppose any moves towards lowering the decision-making system from a qualified majority vote to a simple majority vote.
This sensitive dossier calls for a firm stance on the part of the European Parliament.
I do not consider myself to have a moralising role, but there are at least two good reasons to take a firm stand against doping.
But I want you firm, fit, and healthy
The European Parliament and the European Union must take up a very firm and decisive position on Belarus, so that we can finally overthrow
Therefore I believe that if the political will to negotiate firmly with industry exists, we can also come to an agreement with the United States on this subject.
to firm {verb}
to firm [firmed|firmed] {vb}
It is crucial for the rights of our citizens to be firmly anchored in the new constitutional Treaty that is being drafted.
For if it is not firmly enshrined there, then we will be allowing precisely this lethal cocktail of poisons to be introduced into our number one living resource.
So I once again strongly urge the Commission to ensure that the total limit value is firmly enshrined in the common position.
to firm [firmed|firmed] {vb}
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "firm":
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Usage examples
Usage examples for "firm" in Dutch
Similar words
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