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dagdeel

English translation: half days

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Dutch term or phrase:dagdeel
English translation:half days
Entered by: Katja van Hellemond

13:24 Jul 21, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: dagdeel
Ik ben een vertaling aan het doen voor een bedrijf dat een soort team building activiteiten verzorgt. Van dale vertaald deze term als 'shift' of 'morning, afternoon, etc', hetgeen de lading natuurlijk niet dekt. Gehele zin is: Afhankelijk van de diverse onderdelen die worden ingezet, wordt een inschatting gemaakt van het aantal dagdelen. Een sessie kan bestaan uit 1 dagdeel of 2 dagdelen en/of avond (sociaal) programma. Een dagdeel bestaat uit 4 uur.
Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 19:51
half days
Explanation:
Given the final sentence, it is clear that half day increments are meant.
Selected response from:

Phyllis Mitzman
Local time: 14:51
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8half days
Phyllis Mitzman
54-hour period
Marijke Singer
4see below- Van Dale N-E
Buck
3 +1period / sitting
Frank van Thienen (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
refs
Michael Beijer

  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
half days


Explanation:
Given the final sentence, it is clear that half day increments are meant.

Example sentence(s):
  • na
Phyllis Mitzman
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lianne van de Ven
17 mins
agree  Hermeneutica: Yes. No need to overcomplicate ;-)
46 mins
agree  Kate Hudson (X)
1 hr
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
4 hrs
agree  John Willemsen: This is the clearest answer. Periods may remind of school a bit too much, perhaps. Pay attention to the evenings, though: they needn't necessarily consist of "4 hour periods".. (I don't completely disagree with Frank's translation)
5 hrs
agree  Elsje Apostel
5 hrs
agree  Verginia Ophof
10 hrs
agree  Chris Hopley
22 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
see below- Van Dale N-E


Explanation:
dagdeel het
(algemeen) daily period
met betrekking tot werk shift
ochtend morning
middag afternoon
avond evening
nacht night
context
een baan van vijf dagdelen per week
a job for five shifts / mornings / ... a / per week, a job for twenty
hours a / per week


Buck
Netherlands
Local time: 20:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
period / sitting


Explanation:
(even graven in mijn memory) op school was de dag verdeeld in 'periods', waar iedere period bijvoorbeeld 90 minuten is. In dit geval zou ik zeggen dat een 'period' dus 4 uren lang is.

Example sentence(s):
  • "each training session may consist of 1, 2 or 3 periods of 4 hours each."
Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Local time: 11:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marijke Singer
18 hrs
  -> Bedankt, Marijke!
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
4-hour period


Explanation:
This is what I use and it is confirmed in your text.

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 60
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Reference comments


2476 days
Reference: refs

Reference information:
from my LogiTerm glossary:

dagdeel =

(JurLex) part-day
(JurLex) half-day
(JurLex: vnl. m.b.t. cursussen, opleidingen) session
(Van Dale: algemeen) daily period
(Van Dale: met betrekking tot werk) shift
(Van Dale: ochtend) morning
(Van Dale: middag) afternoon
(Van Dale: avond) evening
(Van Dale: nacht) night

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
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