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Upper berth

Dutch translation: bovenkooi


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:upper berth
Dutch translation:bovenkooi
Entered by: Antoinette Verburg
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20:46 Jun 7, 2007
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: Upper berth
On board a ship
Robert Avak
Local time: 22:14
bovenkooi
Explanation:
Van Dale NL-NL: "bovenkooi = bovenste van twee of meer boven elkaar gelegen kooien (slaapplaatsen)"
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Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 22:14
Grading comment
Bedankt Antoinette, hartelijk dank iedereen
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6bovenkooi
Antoinette Verburg
5Kooi, hut, couchette, slaapplaatsDesirée Vieveen
2bovenste ligplaats
Marlou Franken


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
upper berth
Kooi, hut, couchette, slaapplaats


Explanation:
Zie Van Dale


    Reference: http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=berth
Desirée Vieveen
Local time: 22:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
upper berth
bovenste ligplaats


Explanation:
Bovenste ligplaats in een kooi of couchette, is het in dit verband?


Marlou Franken
Netherlands
Local time: 22:14
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
upper berth
bovenkooi


Explanation:
Van Dale NL-NL: "bovenkooi = bovenste van twee of meer boven elkaar gelegen kooien (slaapplaatsen)"

Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 22:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Bedankt Antoinette, hartelijk dank iedereen

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: wilde hem net intikken...ook Biesheuvel in de verkeerde taal gelezen ? ;)
1 min
  -> Nee, alleen de originele versie... Moest er ook meteen aan denken. ;-)

agree  Ron Willems: mooi
2 mins

agree  leo van bragt: klopt volgens mij, ja. Enkel nog even de context afwachten.
8 mins

agree  Roel Verschueren: lelijk woord, maar helaas juist
1 hr

agree  Luc Dielis
7 hrs

agree  Jan Willem van Dormolen
10 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Jun 8, 2007 - Changes made by Antoinette Verburg:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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