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weledelgestrenge heer mr. Jansen

English translation: Mr

10:49 Jan 15, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
Dutch term or phrase: weledelgestrenge heer mr. Jansen
weledelgestrenge heer Jansen = Mr Jansen, Esquire
maar wat is weledelgestrenge heer MR. Jansen?
Renate van den Bos
Local time: 18:48
English translation:Mr
Explanation:
You can't combine Mr and Esq. It's either Mr Jan Jansen or Jan Jansen, Esq.

Esquire is hardly used these days and comes across as stuffy and old-fashioned. I would just translate it as mister.

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-01-15 10:59:29 GMT)
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The Dutch abbr. \'mr.\' can sometimes be translated as \'LL.M.\', although this is controversial and probably superfluous information, anyway. In English, academic titles (except Dr.) go after the name and are only used by the individuals themselves. You would never address somebody else as \"Dear Mr Hopley, BA (Hons.)\" for example...
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Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 18:48
Grading comment
Bedankt! Renate
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Mr


Explanation:
You can't combine Mr and Esq. It's either Mr Jan Jansen or Jan Jansen, Esq.

Esquire is hardly used these days and comes across as stuffy and old-fashioned. I would just translate it as mister.

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-01-15 10:59:29 GMT)
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The Dutch abbr. \'mr.\' can sometimes be translated as \'LL.M.\', although this is controversial and probably superfluous information, anyway. In English, academic titles (except Dr.) go after the name and are only used by the individuals themselves. You would never address somebody else as \"Dear Mr Hopley, BA (Hons.)\" for example...

Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 18:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2117
Grading comment
Bedankt! Renate

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Greatrix
2 mins
agree  Kate Hudson (X)
5 mins
agree  jarry (X)
10 mins
agree  writeaway: Personally, I've always found BS to be an awkward degree :-)
11 mins
agree  AllisonK (X)
22 mins
agree  Jochen Beheydt: witeaway: BS may be an awkward degree, but occasionally it serves as an apt description.
2 hrs
agree  Robert Kleemaier: Succinct and lucid, as usual, Chris; and I'd watch out about 'BS' in NA, unless you're pulling his leg!
3 hrs
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