uitwerking

English translation: phenomenon

08:36 Feb 21, 2017
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Dutch term or phrase: uitwerking
'uitwerking van de elekriciteit'

This is a risk covered in a Belgian insurance policy, here's an example online
https://www.aginsurance.be/Retail/nl/woning/verhuurder/Pagin...

Is this damage caused by faults in the electrical system, or does it include power cuts?

Thanks for any help.
Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 18:20
English translation:phenomenon
Explanation:
The "uitwerkingen" of electricity (at least at the bare bones) are light, heat, magnetism & sound.

If AG was referring to power cuts (failures), I'd have expected to see something about "panne" in your link; but it appears to me they're referring more broadly to what the insurance industry might refer to as "electrical phenomena"

Just be careful how you word it: it says "na", as opposed to "veroorzakt door"; and the French equivalent of "uitwerking van de electriciteit", given the context, is "action de l'éctricité". The fact that they use "action" instead of "effet" should give you pause.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 hrs (2017-02-21 23:00:27 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Some examples for comparison:

https://goo.gl/lUtZ2W

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phys1120/phys1120_sp08/notes...

https://levygoldman.com/allianz/business-insurance/






Selected response from:

Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 14:20
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2phenomenon
Bryan Crumpler
4defect
Henk Sanderson


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
defect


Explanation:
electrical defect: zie webref en voorbeeldtekst

Example sentence(s):
  • Nearly half of these accidents occur when a common household item either has an electrical defect

    Reference: http://www.wtjohnson.com/blog/may-national-electrical-safety...
Henk Sanderson
Netherlands
Local time: 19:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 12
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
phenomenon


Explanation:
The "uitwerkingen" of electricity (at least at the bare bones) are light, heat, magnetism & sound.

If AG was referring to power cuts (failures), I'd have expected to see something about "panne" in your link; but it appears to me they're referring more broadly to what the insurance industry might refer to as "electrical phenomena"

Just be careful how you word it: it says "na", as opposed to "veroorzakt door"; and the French equivalent of "uitwerking van de electriciteit", given the context, is "action de l'éctricité". The fact that they use "action" instead of "effet" should give you pause.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 hrs (2017-02-21 23:00:27 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Some examples for comparison:

https://goo.gl/lUtZ2W

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phys1120/phys1120_sp08/notes...

https://levygoldman.com/allianz/business-insurance/








Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 14:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kitty Brussaard: Indeed, 'electrical phenomena' makes perfect sense in this specific context.
19 hrs

agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: uitwerking van elektriciteit = things like short circuit, overvoltage etc. // 'electrical phenomena'
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Ah, nice find re: the Assurwest link. Sums it up perfectly! Thx!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search