English-Dutch translation for "to moot"

to moot [mooted|mooted] {vb} (also: to bring up, to open, to cut into)

slice {noun}

We think he should have mooted this peace corps earlier.

In this context, the idea of a referendum week was mooted.

Stricter noise standards for airfields are also a moot point.

Mrs Lambert mooted the idea of a human rights centre.

The idea is being mooted that NATO should intervene in the area.

The position of Jerusalem is a moot point in the negotiations.

In Amendment 44, though, the suggestion of shared responsibility is mooted.

Commissioner, you mooted the idea of a partnership with the local authorities.

It is nonetheless being mooted that the sanctions will be brought up again in Feira.

And in those same countries, the idea of extending the Stability Pact is being mooted.

A range of measures have been mooted there, which the European Union strongly supports.

I can think of just one moot point which I should like to ask the Commission to explain.

I had certainly heard this being mooted in the past, but that is only one aspect of the issue.

One idea mooted is for all Member States of the Union to accept and ratify the EPLA Convention.

Finally, the idea of a referendum is frequently being mooted in a few countries.

Plans to fight poverty in Uganda are mooted, if we do not solve the climate crisis.

Others have mooted the idea of an increase in VAT, others still would like to pass the buck to Europe.

Other possibilities mooted include intervention for pigmeat and reducing the slaughter weight.

Indeed, It is indeed possible, Mr Poettering, to moot the idea of an international military force in this context.

A kind of legalisation was mooted together, with the possibility of obtaining heroin on a doctor's prescription.