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English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) | | English term or phrase: U.S. territories | ER zijn 14 U.S. Territories and possessions: American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (US) and Wake Island.
Kolonies vind ik een beetje raar staan, maar wat dan? |
| | | Amerikaanse Overzeese Gebiedsdelen | Explanation:
1) 'U.S.' mag echt niet onvertaald blijven!
2) 'Gebiedsdelen' is de formele term.
Lees er Loe de Jong's levenswerk maar op na!
Nog steeds de meest gangbare vertaling overigens.
Succes Marianne!
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Note added at 14 hrs 54 mins (2005-03-17 03:25:31 GMT)
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Afhankelijk van doelgroep, opdrachtgever en verdere samenhang is (deels formelere) optie:
Overzeese Gebiedsdelen (<-- mag eventueel zonder hoofdletters) van de Verenigde Staten |
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