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(here) afhankelijk van de ernst

English translation: to improve the resistance reduced to a certain extent depending on the severity of the illness

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Dutch term or phrase:	de afhankelijk van de ernst van de kwaal verminderde weerstand te verbeteren
English translation:	to improve the resistance reduced to a certain extent depending on the severity of the illness
Entered by:	David Van der Vloet

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17:13 Sep 9, 2005

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Dutch term or phrase: (here) afhankelijk van de ernst

"de afhankelijk van de ernst van de kwaal verminderde weerstand te verbeteren"

I am trying to keep the sentence in one piece, but how to handle the adverbial quality of "de afhankelijk van de ernst van de kwaal" verminderde?

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which has been reduced to an extent depending on the severity of the illness.

Explanation:
These programmes aim to/are intended to improve the resistance, which has been reduced to an extent depending on the severity of the illness.

Selected response from:

David Van der Vloet
Belgium
Local time: 05:24

Grading comment

Thanks everybody - this answer (especially the "extent") came pretty close to what I chose to use. I agree with Kate that keeping the dashes sounds somewhat dutch-ish
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

which has been reduced to an extent depending on the severity of the illness.

David Van der Vloet

4 +1

are intended to improve...

Kate Hudson

4 +1

These programs aim at counteracting the disease induced reduction of resistance.

Stefan de Boeck

depending on the severity

Fred ten Berge

Compromised resistance.....

Adam Smith

Discussion entries: 7

Answers

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

are intended to improve...

Explanation:
these programs are intended to improve resistance - which is dependant on the severity of the illness

I think this is how to deal with it - otherwise it still remains a very Dutch sentence

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 79

38 mins confidence:

Compromised resistance.....

Explanation:
These programmes are intended to improve resistance, which has been been compromised / reduced and which is dependent on severity of the disease (or disease severity)....

Bit of a mouthful -but it covers all the facts.

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Note added at 2005-09-09 17:55:46 (GMT)
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these programmes are intended to improve compromised / reduced resistance, (which is dependent) OR (depending) on severity of the disease (disease severity)

Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 170

40 mins confidence:

depending on the severity

Explanation:
I'd absolutely stick to your first impulse!

Fred ten Berge
Local time: 05:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

which has been reduced to an extent depending on the severity of the illness.

Explanation:
These programmes aim to/are intended to improve the resistance, which has been reduced to an extent depending on the severity of the illness.

David Van der Vloet
Belgium
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Thanks everybody - this answer (especially the "extent") came pretty close to what I chose to use. I agree with Kate that keeping the dashes sounds somewhat dutch-ish

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

These programs aim at counteracting the disease induced reduction of resistance.

Explanation:
that is, if they're not paying you per target word.

Stefan de Boeck
Belgium
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of:

Dutch

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