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golvend watermerk

English translation: wavy watermark

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Dutch term or phrase:golvend watermerk
English translation:wavy watermark
Entered by: June Derlachter

19:05 Jul 17, 2008
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Dutch term or phrase: golvend watermerk
This term was found on an official document, Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag, and I am not sure what the official way of translating this into English is.
June Derlachter
Canada
Local time: 17:56
wavy watermark
Explanation:
IMO this is the term

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-07-18 01:19:00 GMT)
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Just got up, saw the question and answered. Saw the undulating part and decided on my answer. When checking my answer I checked to see who agreed with the unudlating part and to my horror saw that there are other bright sparks around....
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L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 02:56
Grading comment
Thanks everyone! Very much appreciated- have a nice weekend :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2undulating watermark
Katja van Hellemond
4 +1wavy watermark
L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
undulating watermark


Explanation:
i'm quite sure this is the correct translation but can't find any examples to show you on the internet. hope you'll find it useful.

Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 01:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: try wavy instead of undulating and you'll have a bit more success. if you can't find any examples, you can be quite sure it's probably not correct
11 mins
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): This was my first thought too but 'wavy watermark' gets more hits on the internet.
13 mins
agree  Lianne van de Ven: there are quite some links with undulation & watermarks
44 mins
  -> tks :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wavy watermark


Explanation:
IMO this is the term

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-07-18 01:19:00 GMT)
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Just got up, saw the question and answered. Saw the undulating part and decided on my answer. When checking my answer I checked to see who agreed with the unudlating part and to my horror saw that there are other bright sparks around....

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 02:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thanks everyone! Very much appreciated- have a nice weekend :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kalyani Jog
6 hrs
  -> thanks
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