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vrijblijvend samenwerkingsverband

English translation: informal collaboration

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Dutch term or phrase:vrijblijvend samenwerkingsverband
English translation:informal collaboration
Entered by: Lianne van de Ven

22:22 Jul 20, 2017
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
Dutch term or phrase: vrijblijvend samenwerkingsverband
Mijn tekst gaat over coöperaties op regionale schaal met spelers uit de triple helix (onderwijs, zakenleven, overheid). Er staat dat onderzoek heeft uitgewezen dat de meeste gebiedscoöperaties feitelijk geen echte coöperaties zijn, maar eerder... en dan volgt een lijstje met als tweede item "vrijblijvende samenwerkingsverbanden".

Ik snap wel wat ze met dat "vrijblijvend" bedoelen--no clear agenda met doelstellingen, minder ambitieus/formeel, maar ik worstel een beetje met hoe dit te vertalen. "Informal alliance" dekt de lading volgens mij niet helemaal.

Ideas?
Emma Rault (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:27
informal collaboration
Explanation:
I would prefer collaboration, along with informal.

"Over time, informal collaborations, agreements, compacts, and regional commissions connecting states and provinces have become more and more important as a way of managing the flow of people, goods, natural resources and pollutants across the many borders inside and between Canada and the United States."
https://goo.gl/TR36Vq

(based on the Declaration of Interdependance, 1937 - The Conclusion is an interesting read).
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Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 06:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3informal collaboration
Lianne van de Ven
4 +2loose consortium/network (structure); informal partnership (arrangement); informal alliance
Michael Beijer
4independent joint venture
TechLawDC
3interdependent relationship/association
Verginia Ophof


Discussion entries: 2





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
loose consortium/network (structure); informal partnership (arrangement); informal alliance


Explanation:
a few options that would work imo

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kitty Brussaard
8 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Richard Purdom
15 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
interdependent relationship/association


Explanation:
associates have an interdependent relationship with the company

Example sentence(s):
  • Not Independent, Interdependent

    Reference: http://www.rbruer.com/the-fantasy-of-business-independence/
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 04:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Vonhof (X): Not the same thing.
16 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
independent joint venture


Explanation:
(In business, "samenwerkingsverband" almost always means "joint venture" in English.)

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-21 00:08:25 GMT)
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(A joint venture may be a very formal and strictly governed entity, i.e. a corporation, not just a partnership.)

TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
informal collaboration


Explanation:
I would prefer collaboration, along with informal.

"Over time, informal collaborations, agreements, compacts, and regional commissions connecting states and provinces have become more and more important as a way of managing the flow of people, goods, natural resources and pollutants across the many borders inside and between Canada and the United States."
https://goo.gl/TR36Vq

(based on the Declaration of Interdependance, 1937 - The Conclusion is an interesting read).

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 06:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kitty Brussaard
6 hrs
  -> Dank.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
14 hrs
  -> Bedankt, Tina
agree  Mima Translate: Agree
6 days
  -> Dank je.
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