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15:18 Aug 5, 2009

English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel

English term or phrase: block

Only one block away..
Just two block from the beach

Ik zou dit kunnen vertalen met 'een paar straten ...', maar 2 blocks is natuurlijk iets verder dan 1, hoe zou ik dan op kunnen lossen?

Carolien de Visser KudoZ activity Questions: 285 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 294 France
Local time: 22:15

Dutch translation:minuut

Explanation:
een suggestie:

een minuut/twee minuten lopen/rijden/loopafstand etc.; twee minuten lopen/rijden

ik zou het hier niet te letterlijk nemen.

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Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 21:15

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Bedankt, ik kies inderdaad voor een 'vrije' vertaling afhankelijk van de context
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4 +3

blok(ken)

Winged Words

3 +3

minuut

Sindy Cremer

straten

Peter Moor

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

blok(ken)

Explanation:
De term blok(ken) wordt vaak in het Nederlands gebruikt. Ook huizenblok(ken) is mogelijk.

Winged Words
Belgium
Local time: 22:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

Flemish

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

minuut

Explanation:
een suggestie:

een minuut/twee minuten lopen/rijden/loopafstand etc.; twee minuten lopen/rijden

ik zou het hier niet te letterlijk nemen.

Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 21:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Bedankt, ik kies inderdaad voor een 'vrije' vertaling afhankelijk van de context

8 mins confidence:

straten

Explanation:
Ik heb did gevonden in Babylon 8:

he lives four blocks away • hij woont vier straten verder(op)

Example sentence(s):

hij woont vier straten verder(op)

Peter Moor
United States
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English

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