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English translation: must and want to continue

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Dutch term or phrase:	door moeten en willen
English translation:	must and want to continue
Entered by:	Dave Calderhead

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11:08 Nov 4, 2005

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Dutch term or phrase: door moeten en willen

Simple enough phrase, but there seem to be several ways to interpret it. Anyone got a better feeling for what he's getting at?

Zes Friese gemeenten vormen samen het ICT Samenwerkingsverband Zuidwest Friesland (ISZF). Al hun ICT-personeel is ondergebracht in een apart Servicecentrum dat in opdracht van de gemeenten zowel de techniek als de bedrijfsvoering van informatievoorziening verzorgt. Kostenbesparing, kwaliteit en continuïteit zijn belangrijke voordelen, aldus directeur Almar Wimer Siebenga.

‘Er komt zo veel op je af als kleine gemeente, zowel Haagse als technologische ontwikkelingen, dat je in je eentje de continuïteit en kwaliteit van je informatievoorziening niet kunt garanderen. Omdat we alle zes wel door moeten én willen hebben we het samenwerkingsverband opgericht.’

MoiraB KudoZ activity Questions: 638 (none open) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 468
Local time: 13:57

must and want to continue

Explanation:
or must and want to go on

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-11-04 11:18:39 GMT)
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two refs:

Hansard 98-05-25
... trying to reduce student indebtedness, and to alleviate the whole issue for students who must, and want to, continue with their post-secondary options. ...
www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/business/ hansard/43rd,%203rd/98-05-25.htm

Chapter 1
We must and want to go on with our life because ....
www.prattas.com/cp1.html

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Note added at 47 mins (2005-11-04 11:55:30 GMT)
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in your context - continue with the quality control of IT facilities in partnership.

or however you want to rephrase it.

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Note added at 48 mins (2005-11-04 11:56:40 GMT)
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or rather information supply?

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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:57

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone. I think he must be referring to "providing just such a guarantee" so Kate's suggestion would work.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

must and want to continue

Dave Calderhead

3 +2

need and wish to continue/keep going

Jack den Haan

3 +1

(we) have no alternative but to go on - and want to -

Harry Borsje

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

need and wish to continue/keep going

Explanation:
Since/because/as all six of us need and wish to continue, ...
Or something like that!

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 13:57
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 44

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(we) have no alternative but to go on - and want to -

Explanation:
because all six of us have no alternative but to go on - and want to - we have ...

Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 13:57
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 15

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

must and want to continue

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone. I think he must be referring to "providing just such a guarantee" so Kate's suggestion would work.

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