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English translation: peace-keeping forces / peace-keeping troops


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Dutch term or phrase:ordetroepen
English translation:peace-keeping forces / peace-keeping troops
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02:45 Mar 27, 2006
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Bus/Financial - Insurance / from insurance conditions
Dutch term or phrase: ordetroepen
I think it might be riot police or peace-keeping troops.
The fragment is: "...alle gevolgen van de interventie van ordetroepen die handelen in het kader van een geweldpleging..."
June Derlachter
Local time: 22:31
peace-keeping forces / peace-keeping troops
Explanation:
I think you are absolutely right; according to my taalgevoel, "forces" sounds better than troops, but this is only a matter of feeling
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Marcel F
Local time: 02:31
Grading comment
thanks!
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4peace-keeping forces / peace-keeping troops
Marcel F


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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peace-keeping forces / peace-keeping troops


Explanation:
I think you are absolutely right; according to my taalgevoel, "forces" sounds better than troops, but this is only a matter of feeling

Marcel F
Local time: 02:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: sorry, you are right about the context- it is about damages resulting from actions from 'ordetroepen'


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: good suggestion, but who knows, given the wealth of context (who, what, where-the UN or which govt, what country(countries?). it is an 'insurance' question after all.
46 mins
neutral  Luuk Arens: Agree with writeaway We definitely need more context.
3 hrs
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