houtboer

English translation: lumber supplier; timber supplier

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Dutch term or phrase:houtboer
English translation:lumber supplier; timber supplier
Entered by: JTLingos

02:07 Oct 14, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Dutch term or phrase: houtboer
Is dit nou een "lumberjack" of een "lumber company"?
Bedankt!
JTLingos
Local time: 05:31
lumber supplier; timber supplier
Explanation:
Prtobably some safe bets.

(wood / lumber / timber) (dealer / supplier / deliverer / contractor)


Internet reference 1:
your complete lumber supplier


Internet reference 2:
UK timber supplier to help stamp out illegal logging

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Note added at 2004-10-14 08:38:11 (GMT)
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I don\'t know whether jtlingos has more context, but in case she isn\'t sure whether it\'s really lumber she\'d choose \'wood\', because \'hout\' can be fire / stove wood as well.
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Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 10:31
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Summary of answers provided
2 +6lumber supplier; timber supplier
Henk Peelen
3 +4lumber company
brancaleone


Discussion entries: 3





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
lumber company


Explanation:
"Boer" stood for seller

brancaleone
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllisonK (X): depending on the context, this could be it
40 mins

agree  Leo3 (X)
1 hr

agree  joeky janusch
1 hr

agree  Erik Macki
8 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
lumber supplier; timber supplier


Explanation:
Prtobably some safe bets.

(wood / lumber / timber) (dealer / supplier / deliverer / contractor)


Internet reference 1:
your complete lumber supplier


Internet reference 2:
UK timber supplier to help stamp out illegal logging

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Note added at 2004-10-14 08:38:11 (GMT)
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I don\'t know whether jtlingos has more context, but in case she isn\'t sure whether it\'s really lumber she\'d choose \'wood\', because \'hout\' can be fire / stove wood as well.


    Reference: http://www.lumberinc.com/
    Reference: http://www.illegal-logging.info/news.php?newsId=110
Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leo3 (X)
21 mins

agree  AllisonK (X): zou ook kunnen
29 mins

agree  joeky janusch
46 mins

agree  Chris Hopley: 'supplier' as a translation for 'boer' works very well here
1 hr
  -> actually, 'boer' is very vague, it can be a shop or whatever. Whatever the case, it's a supplier.

agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
5 hrs

agree  Christina Middel: Chris is right, supplier covers both possibilities
9 hrs
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