English-Dutch translations for speak volumes

boekdelen sprekenEen jaarverslag kan boekdelen spreken over successen en over netelige beleidskwesties en compromissen. An annual report can speak volumes about achievements and also about policy intricacies and trade-offs. Ik denk ook dat de cijfers die de commissaris zojuist gaf over de voordelen die wij allen bij harmonisatie hebben, wat dat betreft boekdelen spreken. I also think that the figures that the Commissioner gave just now on the benefits that we all gain from harmonisation speak volumes as far as that is concerned. De stroperige en mislukte hervorming, de verouderde fraudegevoelige boekhouding en de Eurostat-affaire zijn slechts drie voorbeelden, die boekdelen spreken. The mealy-mouthed and abortive reform, the accounting system’s obsolescence and vulnerability to fraud and the Eurostat affair are just three examples that speak volumes.

To talk a great deal
To convey significant information beyond what is explicit, especially unintentionally
To convey significant information

I can speak volumes about this school
In our day-to-day experiences, it is often such nonverbal emotional information carried by the human voice that “speaks volumes.”
The way you listen speaks volumes
The lighted decorated Christmas tree, a treat for all, speaks volumes of meaning

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