Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
afbreukrisico
English translation:
damage to (a company's) image; loss of credibility
Added to glossary by
Suzan Hamer
May 30, 2006 01:05
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Netherlands
Fussy editing for fussy people.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: English, Dutch to English
afbreukrisico
Dutch to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
traffic control
" . . . dat foutief functioneren een ernstig afbreukrisico tot gevolg kan hebben."
Same excuse as previous question.
". . . that faulty functioning can result in a serious what?. . . "
Same excuse as previous question.
". . . that faulty functioning can result in a serious what?. . . "
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | damage to the company's image |
Antoinette Verburg
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| 5 -1 | risk of breaking down. |
MGerber (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
2 days 7 hrs
Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
2 MA degrees and 32 years of experience
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch
Related KudoZ points
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8
Dutch term (edited):
afbreukrisico
Selected
damage to the company's image
Hallo Suzan,
Van verschillende kanten hoorde ik dat je mij graag punten wil geven vanwege mijn opmerking bij het antwoord van MGerber.
Omdat ik geen native speaker ben van het Engels had ik mij niet aan een "echt" antwoord gewaagd, maar bij deze dan alsnog een poging.
Ik ben gek op punten, dus kom maar op! ;-)
Groetjes,
A.
Van verschillende kanten hoorde ik dat je mij graag punten wil geven vanwege mijn opmerking bij het antwoord van MGerber.
Omdat ik geen native speaker ben van het Engels had ik mij niet aan een "echt" antwoord gewaagd, maar bij deze dan alsnog een poging.
Ik ben gek op punten, dus kom maar op! ;-)
Groetjes,
A.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Antoinette. In my last-minute panic I didn't think that a native Dutch speaker might actually be able to answer this better than a native speaker of English. That and it was my first time asking a question. Anyway, eind goed al goed, right? So here are your points. Enjoy!"
-1
5 mins
risk of breaking down.
It looks as though the text is talking about something mechanical and faults in the construction can lead to a risk of this breaking down.
Note from asker:
| Not sure how to do this. Antoinette's comment was the most helpful, since it sent me off along the path that led me to "loss of credibility" which seemed correct in the context. Actually, then, points should go to Antoinette as the most helpful comment. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
19 mins
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| neutral |
Antoinette Verburg
: Gaat het hier niet om 'afbreukrisico' in de zin van 'kans op schade aan het imago van het bedrijf' (Van Dale, en http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbreukrisico)? Wederom iets te hoog van de toren geblazen qua confidence level, dunkt mij... ;-)
4 hrs
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| disagree |
jarry (X)
: Agree with Antoinette about the confidence level, however. I have hidden my answer so that asker can award the points to Antionette.
6 hrs
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| disagree |
Chris Hopley
: agree with Jarry and Antoinette - it's more to do with the risk of mission- or business-critical consequences
2 days 7 hrs
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