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Thuiswacht

English translation: on-call team

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Dutch term or phrase:Thuiswacht
English translation:on-call team
Entered by: Sanmar

15:59 Jun 25, 2008
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Dutch term or phrase: Thuiswacht
Op een luchthaven: De BRWRA konden de storing aan de toiletgroep niet verhelpen en hebben de thuiswacht gebeld.

What is meant by 'thuiswacht' in this context? Colleagues in the office, perhaps?
Sanmar
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:34
on-call team
Explanation:
I don't think it necessarily implies an emergency. It implies that these people are willing to be called out when they are at home. So they have to be on call. Used for doctors.
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Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:34
Grading comment
Bedankt!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3on-call team
Andre de Vries
3emergency team on duty
Etienne Muylle Wallace


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
emergency team on duty


Explanation:
that is how I would interpret this.

Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on-call team


Explanation:
I don't think it necessarily implies an emergency. It implies that these people are willing to be called out when they are at home. So they have to be on call. Used for doctors.

Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Bedankt!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Exactly - they are at home (thuis) but can be called when needed.
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  sindy cremer
4 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Els Spin: Yep.
6 hrs
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