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hebben en houden

English translation: Everything I owned


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Dutch term or phrase:hebben en houden
English translation:Everything I owned
Entered by: Robert Allwood
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14:47 Apr 21, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
Dutch term or phrase: hebben en houden
Mijn hele hebben en houden, zowel zakelijk als privé, was verbonden aan de bedrijfsrisico’s. Alleen op die manier was het mogelijk geweest de groei van het bedrijf te financieren.
Everything I had?
Robert Allwood
Local time: 07:47
Everything I owned
Explanation:
or more formally, 'all my assets'
Selected response from:

Christopher Smith
United Kingdom
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8Everything I owned
Christopher Smith
4 +3Everything I owned
Lawyer-Linguist
4the whole kit and caboodle
Francina


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Everything I owned


Explanation:
or more formally, 'all my assets'

Christopher Smith
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lawyer-Linguist: o-), you'll have to get rid of the hat, makes you too quick off the draw!
1 min
  -> :-)) Thanks Deborah.
agree  Evert DELOOF-SYS
2 mins
  -> Thanks Evert
agree  Kate Hudson
3 mins
  -> Thanks Kate
agree  Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
4 mins
  -> Thanks Siobhan
agree  Saskia Steur
11 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  writeaway
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Mirjam
agree  Karen and David Toner-Veldhuis
6 days
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Everything I owned


Explanation:
both in a personal and business capacity.........

Lawyer-Linguist
Portugal
Local time: 07:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 70

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christopher Smith: I like the second part as well
6 mins
  -> :-)) Thanks - I'll have to speak to these Portuguese internet service providers, stuff comes through a millisecond too late! Keep well !
agree  Saskia Steur
10 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  writeaway
1 hr
  -> thanks - Christopher got there first by a millisecond....;-))!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the whole kit and caboodle


Explanation:
or less formal: the whole shebang!


    Reference: http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/WHOLEKITANDCABOODLE
Francina
United States
Local time: 02:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: cute but wrong register
36 mins
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