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"have the faculty"

Dutch translation: hebben het vermogen

07:57 May 26, 2014
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Science - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: "have the faculty"
Hallo allemaal,

In deze tekst hieronder staat de phrase "have the faculty", hoe zouden jullie deze vertalen?

Symbiosis
The phenomenon of symbiosis is expressed in two basic patterns. In facultative associations, two different organisms “have the faculty” of entering a more or less intimate symbiotic relationship. But they need not necessarily do so, being able to survive as free-living forms. In obligatory associations, on the other hand, one organism must unite symbiotically with another, usually a specific one, if it is to survive. The ancestors of obligatory symbionts have invariably been free-living organisms which in the course of history have lost the power of living on their own. Before becoming obligatory symbionts, they formed facultative associations with organisms on which they came to depend more and more.

Met vriendelijke groet en bij voorbaat dank, Laura
lauratu
Netherlands
Dutch translation:hebben het vermogen
Explanation:
hebben het vermogen om een symbiotische relatie aan te gaan

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Note added at 20 mins (2014-05-26 08:18:15 GMT)
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...hebben het vermogen om een nauwe of minder nauwe symbiotische relatie aan te gaan.
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Max Nuijens
Netherlands
Local time: 06:38
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hebben het vermogen


Explanation:
hebben het vermogen om een symbiotische relatie aan te gaan

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Note added at 20 mins (2014-05-26 08:18:15 GMT)
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...hebben het vermogen om een nauwe of minder nauwe symbiotische relatie aan te gaan.

Max Nuijens
Netherlands
Local time: 06:38
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
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