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overweigth or obese

Dutch translation: hebben tegenwoordig te kampen met overgewicht of obesitas.

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English term or phrase:are overweigth or obese
Dutch translation:hebben tegenwoordig te kampen met overgewicht of obesitas.
Entered by: reebecca (X)

18:21 Oct 2, 2005
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical: Health Care / Analysis of data
English term or phrase: overweigth or obese
More than 50% of adults are now defnied as either being overweight or obese. Meer dan 50% van de volwassenen wordt nu beschouwd als te zwaar of .....
I do know the difference, however I cannot think of a proper way to phrase this in Dutch. Obees is not in Van Dale, so I cannot use this word.
Toiny Van der Putte-Rademakers
Local time: 22:11
... hebben tegenwoordig te kampen met overgewicht of obesitas.
Explanation:
The difference between being overweight or obese is in your BMI (body mass index). If you're BMI is 25 - 29, you are just overweight. If you have a BMI of 30 and more (= obese), you really should lose weight because you are more liable to heart diseases etc etc
(I know all about BMI and diets, but I never get to the actual dieting ;) )
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reebecca (X)
Local time: 22:11
Grading comment
Geweldig! Bedankt.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5... hebben tegenwoordig te kampen met overgewicht of obesitas.
reebecca (X)
4zwaarlijvig of corpulent
Els Hoefman
3te zwaar of te dik
Antoinette Verburg
4 -1overgewichtig of corpulent
Martijn Naarding


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
overweight or obese
te zwaar of te dik


Explanation:
zou ik zeggen...

Overweight = exceeding expected, normal, or proper weight; especially : exceeding the bodily weight normal for one's age, height, and build (ref.)
Obese = excessively fat (ref.)


    Reference: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 22:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack den Haan: Ja, waarom 'dik doen' met moeilijke woorden als het ook 'gewoon' kan ;-)
14 mins
neutral  Gerda Rijsselaere (X): er is volgens mij wel degelijk een verschil in gradatie tussen "overweight" en "obese" (het laatste is nog een graadje erger, dacht ik). Dat verschil is in deze vertaling volgens mij niet duidelijk.
17 mins
disagree  Maria Callebaut-Blagojevic: overgewicht = BM <30; zwaarlijvig BM>30
1 hr
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
... hebben tegenwoordig te kampen met overgewicht of obesitas.


Explanation:
The difference between being overweight or obese is in your BMI (body mass index). If you're BMI is 25 - 29, you are just overweight. If you have a BMI of 30 and more (= obese), you really should lose weight because you are more liable to heart diseases etc etc
(I know all about BMI and diets, but I never get to the actual dieting ;) )


    Reference: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/bmi_tbl.htm
    Reference: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm
reebecca (X)
Local time: 22:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Geweldig! Bedankt.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Callebaut-Blagojevic: :-)
48 mins
agree  Leo te Braake | dutCHem: De juiste nuance
2 hrs
agree  Carole Raes (X)
2 hrs
agree  Anthony Michils
4 hrs
agree  Titia Meesters: hoewel ik "tegenwoordig" zou vervangen door "volgens de huidige normen" oid.
11 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
zwaarlijvig of corpulent


Explanation:
Lijkt mij een elegante manier om het te verwoorden


    Reference: http://taaltelefoon.vlaanderen.be/indekijker/woordvandeweek/...
    Reference: http://www.vandale.nl/opzoeken/woordenboek/?zoekwoord=dik
Els Hoefman
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Martijn Naarding: Elegant wel, maar volgens mij synoniemen.
11 hrs
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
overgewichtig of corpulent


Explanation:
Ik zou voor "obese" corpulent aanhouden, net als in Van Dale. Voor "overgewichtig" zie links:


    Reference: http://fiets.nl/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=30&T...
    Reference: http://www.cinner.com/2004/10/10/overgewichtig/
Martijn Naarding
Spain
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Leo te Braake | dutCHem: Overgewichtig is gewichtiger dan gewenst:-). Iemand met overgewicht is niet overgewichtig maar te zwaar.
1 hr
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