Maria’s Voorzienigheid

English translation: Mary of Providence School

12:05 Nov 27, 2001
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Dutch term or phrase: Maria’s Voorzienigheid
Name of a Belgian school, where terrible things once happened. Mary's providence school, does not sound quite right.
Yngve Roennike
Local time: 21:31
English translation:Mary of Providence School
Explanation:
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Ineke Hardy
Netherlands
Local time: 02:31
Grading comment
Google can't miss! I will keep the other suggestions in mind and add this in parens.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Maria's Voorzienigheid
jviaene
4Maria's Divine Foresight could be worth considering.
jarry (X)
4Mary of Providence School
Ineke Hardy
4Woops, pressed that button by mistake!
jarry (X)


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Maria's Divine Foresight could be worth considering.


Explanation:
Just a thought

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3855
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Mary of Providence School


Explanation:
Google gives several hits on this.

Ineke Hardy
Netherlands
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 59
Grading comment
Google can't miss! I will keep the other suggestions in mind and add this in parens.
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Maria's Voorzienigheid


Explanation:
I wouldn't translate this, as it's a common Belgian name, I would just give some explanation e.g.
...Maria's Voorzienigheid, a Belgian school, where terrible things once happened,...

jviaene
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jarry (X): Actually I agree with this. After I had given my answer I was wondering why
19 mins

agree  Ellemiek Drucker
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Woops, pressed that button by mistake!


Explanation:
I was about to say that I was wondering why a proper name needed translation at all. Perhaps the name invokes something that needs to be clarified to the reader. In which case a note would do.

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3855
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