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English translation: autonomous state / provincial corporation

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12:52 May 12, 2011

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)

Dutch term or phrase: apb

In a list of abbreviations of types of legal entity

stephkg KudoZ activity Questions: 1070 (9 open) (53 closed without grading) Answers: 3 United Kingdom
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English translation:autonomous state / provincial corporation

Explanation:
apb = autonoom provinciebedrijf

Same as before...

state / provincial are interchangeable - depends on the target. no provinces in the US for example

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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-05-12 17:21:29 GMT)
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Just as when Belgians refer to "een uitkering van de staat", they are not referring to a social security payment from the state (as in a US state), but rather one from the federal government, despite the fact that "staat" means "state".

You cannot translate this is a literal cognate...

The COMPARATIVE to the territorial body that is a "State corporation" (for a US target audience) or a "Provincial corporation" (for a Canadian audience), in which case the terms are interchangeable. No one is translating this text to English for a Dutch or French or German reader in Belgium.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-05-12 17:23:04 GMT)
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"This is comparative to..." is what I meant to state