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Law/Patents - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Belgian registration of births | | Dutch term or phrase: voorzitter van het districtscollege | voorzitter van het districtscollege en ambtenaar van de burgelijke stand van Antwerpen district Merksen (tekent samen met de vader)
he is obviously more than registrar of births, deaths and marriages, I can't find a translation for 'districtscollege'
help is much appreciated |
| W SchoutenKudoZ activityQuestions: 18 (none open) Answers: 100
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| | chairman of the District Board | Explanation:
op basis van http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districtscollege
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Note added at 27 mins (2011-07-21 19:29:10 GMT)
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or chairperson, or president...
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Note added at 40 mins (2011-07-21 19:42:05 GMT)
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I would opt for Board to distinguish from the 'districtsraad', which I would translate as 'council' - but that's a personal choice...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-21 20:37:05 GMT)
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Helaas kan ik je daar niet aan helpen. Zie overigens ook deze link: http://www.proz.com/forum/dutch/105542-vlaams_engels_woorden... en deze: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaams |
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 Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 11:28
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23 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 chairman of the District Board
Explanation:
op basis van http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districtscollege
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Note added at 27 mins (2011-07-21 19:29:10 GMT)
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or chairperson, or president...
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Note added at 40 mins (2011-07-21 19:42:05 GMT)
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I would opt for Board to distinguish from the 'districtsraad', which I would translate as 'council' - but that's a personal choice...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-21 20:37:05 GMT)
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Helaas kan ik je daar niet aan helpen. Zie overigens ook deze link: http://www.proz.com/forum/dutch/105542-vlaams_engels_woorden... en deze: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaams
| Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 11:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Dutch
PRO pts in category: 8
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| | Grading comment | Thank you very much for your help Sindy! |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, glad to note the Belgians are also confused!
Could it mean District Council?
Asker: Board it is then, do you know of any good Flemish-English dictionaries?
Asker: Dankjewel, ik heb dit werk pas een paar maanden gedaan, en krijg veel vraag voor Belgisch naar Engels werk, vooral juridisch natuurlijk, maar daarin zijn de taal verschillen met Nederlands enorm(-:
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