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onderscheidenlijk/exploitant

English translation: ..or...respectively...

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Dutch term or phrase:onderscheidenlijk
English translation:..or...respectively...
Entered by: Cynthia Brals-Rud

09:27 Mar 20, 2001
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
Dutch term or phrase: onderscheidenlijk/exploitant
...dient onze Minister onderscheidenlijk de exploitant van.....

Bedankt!
Cynthia Brals-Rud
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respectively
Explanation:
the Minister or the operator, respectively, should ...
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jarry (X)
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Summary of answers provided
naor, as the case may be, the operator of . .
Titia Dijkstra
naThe ... of ... provides specifically for the needs of our minister
Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
naSee below
Davorka Grgic
narespectively
jarry (X)


  

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8 mins
or, as the case may be, the operator of . .


Explanation:
exploitant is in the Van Dale
unfortunately I cannot find a back-up for my translation of onderscheidenlijk - in my opinion it just is a formal way of saying 'or' - and I do have some six years of experience in translating patents . . .


    Van Dale
Titia Dijkstra
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39 mins
The ... of ... provides specifically for the needs of our minister


Explanation:
That is how I understand the phrase; "exploitant" is French for "ondernemer" (1) in the field of agriculture and natural ressources, raw materials (sugar beet, let's say). Unfortunately, I do not have any French/English or Dutch/English in my hands at the moment...


    (1) Le Robert & Van Dale, Dictionnaire fran�ais-n�erlandais
Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
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46 mins
See below


Explanation:
It is rather AND than OR.

See (Eurodicautom):

Collection EC Treaties (=TRA74)

Dutch Phraseology: de taak van de Commissie onderscheidenlijk van het Hof van Justitie vaststellen
English Phraseology: to define the respective functions of the Commission and of the Court of Justice

Translation:

...serves our minister and /as well as the operator of...

Hope it helps.

Davorka







    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/
Davorka Grgic
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2 hrs
respectively


Explanation:
the Minister or the operator, respectively, should ...

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 09:51
Native speaker of: English
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It's Christmas again!
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