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Ik hoop dat je dit berichtje een beetje kunt vertalen.

05:53 Oct 22, 2000
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Dutch term or phrase: Ik hoop dat je dit berichtje een beetje kunt vertalen.
e-mail from friend
Paula


Summary of answers provided
naLitt.: I hope you'll be able to translate
Evert DELOOF-SYS
naI hope you can interpret this message a little bit
Elisabeth Koudys
naI hope you can make some sense of this message.
Henk de Groot


  

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18 mins
Litt.: I hope you'll be able to translate


Explanation:
this message a bit,

meaning: I hope you'll understand my message

Have a nice weekend

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 1278

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Paula J (X)
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4 hrs
I hope you can interpret this message a little bit


Explanation:
the issue here is that she can interpret this message

Elisabeth Koudys
PRO pts in pair: 12
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23 days
I hope you can make some sense of this message.


Explanation:
'Vertalen' here (since it concerns an e-mail), clearly means 'understand' or 'interpret', not 'translate'.

Translating 'een beetje' here as 'a little' is too literal. It simply means 'more or less'.

Henk de Groot
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