Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
ondertekende hij deze in concept
English translation:
he undersigned the preliminary report
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Georgetina Meyer Kirkland
Jan 11, 2003 01:53
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ondertekende hij deze in concept
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From an official report. Thank you!
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he undersigned the preliminary report
The earlier answers were close, but did not quite coin it. Indeed, it is a draft (see Google hit copied below), and what ever one signes, one agrees with. This is just one step towards concluding an agreement. However, once one gets this far, one is indeed committed as this is no longer an invitation to treat/uitnodiging tot handelen.
I looked 'concept' up in Van den End Legal Lexicon, page 192.
18.000 personen blijvend verzekerd van Nederlandse uitkering
... Van Fredrikslust die blij is met de ondertekening van het concept-verdrag, verduidelijkte
dat de Surinaamse regering voorstander is van het ordenen van zaken. ...
home.wanadoo.nl/javas/Suriname/Zekerheidsverdrag.htm
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Note added at 2003-01-11 12:31:47 (GMT)
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Actually, I now see that I wrote \'undersigned\' as a verb, which is not correct in English. In official documents one can say \'the undersigned\' but as a verb, it is just \'signed\'. Ergo, it should be:
He signed the preliminary report.
I looked 'concept' up in Van den End Legal Lexicon, page 192.
18.000 personen blijvend verzekerd van Nederlandse uitkering
... Van Fredrikslust die blij is met de ondertekening van het concept-verdrag, verduidelijkte
dat de Surinaamse regering voorstander is van het ordenen van zaken. ...
home.wanadoo.nl/javas/Suriname/Zekerheidsverdrag.htm
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Note added at 2003-01-11 12:31:47 (GMT)
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Actually, I now see that I wrote \'undersigned\' as a verb, which is not correct in English. In official documents one can say \'the undersigned\' but as a verb, it is just \'signed\'. Ergo, it should be:
He signed the preliminary report.
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And thank you kindly to all others who provided answers."
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he signed this as a (first) draft
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he is fundamentally in agreement with this
Als iemand iets ondertetekend zeggen ze dat zij het geloven of dat het waar is.
In concept betekend "in principle or fundamentally"
In concept betekend "in principle or fundamentally"
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Henk Peelen
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he signed this in draft form
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