Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
laid down
English answer:
which was first defined and made public
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Nadia Ayoub
Nov 23, 2011 12:20
12 yrs ago
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English term
laid down
English
Social Sciences
International Org/Dev/Coop
World leaders will soon gather again here in Rio de Janeiro to consider how to meet the challenge of sustainable development **laid down** twenty years ago.
I am not sure what "laid down" means exactly in this context.
Thank you for your help!
I am not sure what "laid down" means exactly in this context.
Thank you for your help!
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which was first defined and made public
The challenge of sustainable development was discussed, defined and became a public issue 20 years ago.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-11-23 14:23:53 GMT)
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The context would seem to refer to Rio 92:
"A II Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Humano, realizada em 1992 no Rio de Janeiro, teve como principal tema a discussão sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável e sobre como de reverter o atual processo de degradação ambiental."
"O mais importante deles [acordos], a chamada Agenda 21, comprometia as nações signatárias a adotar métodos de proteção ambiental, justiça social e eficiência econômica, criando um Fundo para o Meio Ambiente, para ser o suporte financeiro das metas fixadas."
http://rpc.br.tripod.com/artigos/rio92.html
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-11-23 14:23:53 GMT)
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The context would seem to refer to Rio 92:
"A II Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Humano, realizada em 1992 no Rio de Janeiro, teve como principal tema a discussão sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável e sobre como de reverter o atual processo de degradação ambiental."
"O mais importante deles [acordos], a chamada Agenda 21, comprometia as nações signatárias a adotar métodos de proteção ambiental, justiça social e eficiência econômica, criando um Fundo para o Meio Ambiente, para ser o suporte financeiro das metas fixadas."
http://rpc.br.tripod.com/artigos/rio92.html
Note from asker:
Thanks Martin :) |
Peer comment(s):
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Noël Purcell-O'Byrne
: I agree with the "first defined" but would leave out the rest of the sentence out. "Laid down" used to mean "closed, terminated, ended" as in a "committee being laid down after it has completed its work".
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Thanks, Noël!
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Sheila Wilson
: Synonyms could be: put down on paper, written down, etc
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Thanks, Sheila!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used defined, thank you!"
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identified and recognized/ recognised, made part of the group's agenda
This is a curious expression. Since it refers to a challenge, I'm assuming that twenty years ago the subject of sustainable development became a part of the group's agenda. If it meant identifying and publishing, as Martin suggests, the proper expression would be "laid out" in a document and there should be a document dating back to that time that defines a policy or makes a statement defining objectives. If you can't track down such a document (or if such a document is not mentioned elsewhere in text you're working with), I would not be so explicit. Either the writer has confused "laid" with "laid down" or he/she is noting that the group first became aware of this challenge twenty years ago and began to study and address this issue.
Note from asker:
Many thanks Jenni! |
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agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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Thanks very much, Tina.
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Lara Barnett
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Thanks very much, Lara.
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first presented
All the other answers would likewise fit, but I‘m offering my answer merely as a simple substitute for the ST. To lay down a challenge means to present someone with a challenge, and I think it comes from the medieval tradition practiced by knights of throwing down [laying down] one‘s gauntlet in front of an opponet in order to offer him a challenge.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-11-23 16:48:06 GMT)
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I included “first” in my translation because of the “twenty years ago” that follows “laid down” in the ST. It’s a way of further highlightig the passage of time since the challenge was first presented. (There, I used it again. :) )
Note from asker:
Many thanks Hal, this is very interesting! |
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declared
declared
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http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/PRO/N01/289/81/pdf/...