seinen/seining

English translation: Notified/ reported (stolen)

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Flemish term or phrase:Seinen/seining
English translation:Notified/ reported (stolen)
Entered by: jarry (X)

14:21 Dec 10, 2003
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
Flemish term or phrase: seinen/seining
I keep coming up against this word 'seinen' and I don't really know how to translate it.
I'm dealing with theft, and a heading that says:
Vastellingen/Inlichtingen/Seiningen.

Het voertuig, het rijbewijs, de identiteitskaart etc. zijn door onze diensten onmiddelijk geseind door middel van vatting onder polisreferetenummer....
Lucy Spring
Notified
Explanation:
might work here.
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jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 09:57
Grading comment
In the end I used 'reported stolen', but the 'notified' got me thinking along the right lines.
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Summary of answers provided
4pass on / to tip via signal
Adela Van Gils
4register(ed)/record
Kate Hudson (X)
4Notified
jarry (X)


  

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pass on / to tip via signal


Explanation:
seinen = doorgeven d.m.v. seinen zoals bijv. telegrafie (vroeger)e.d.

Adela Van Gils
Netherlands
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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register(ed)/record


Explanation:
This could also mean registered or recorded here

Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 167
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Notified


Explanation:
might work here.

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 226
Grading comment
In the end I used 'reported stolen', but the 'notified' got me thinking along the right lines.
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