Dutch term
Netherlands
We staan vaak stil
We staan vaak stil bij de keuzes die u bij het onderdeel kunt maken
Aug 24, 2012 00:53: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Accounting" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Non-PRO (2): Michael Beijer, Buck
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Proposed translations
Spain
Technical translator with Math degree
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
We carefully consider ...
Another option
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Ashley Cowles (X)
7 hrs
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Thanks, Ashley!
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Wiard Sterk
: Of zelfs, "We regularly consider the options that are open to you at this stage..."
8 hrs
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Yes, that is an option too! Thanks, WiardS!
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Tina Vonhof (X)
2 days 22 hrs
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Thanks, Tina!
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United States
Get it right the first time
Native in: Dutch , English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English to Dutch, and 3 more.
We often pause...
You could also stick with "We consider the choices you can make..."
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Kitty Brussaard
: We often pause to discuss/consider the (...). Met een slag om de arm, gezien de magere context.
12 hrs
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Netherlands
M.Sc. in Architecture, B.A.
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to German, German to Dutch, English to Dutch, and 5 more.
contemplate
United Kingdom
Experienced technical/patent translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) 
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English to Dutch, and 2 more.
We often take a moment to discuss...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-08-23 22:05:06 GMT)
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'bij een zaak stilstaan' =
'er enige tijd over denken, over spreken'
(Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de nederlandse taal)
We often take a moment to discuss the choices you can make in the section.
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Kate Collyer
: I suspect it's more 'over denken' than 'over spreken' in this case, so I'm uncomfortable with "discuss", despite knowing it is used in written texts.
5 hrs
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Kitty Brussaard
: Met een slag om de arm, gezien de magere context.
11 hrs
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United Kingdom
Highest WWA rating in Europe for NL-EN
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Hebrew to English
We are often bewildered
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Marijke Singer
: Good call Textpertise! It can also mean this. We are often amazed by...
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Thanks, Marijke. Various alternatives come to mind for various contexts: e.g. amazed or in awe (of something beautiful in nature); silenced or stunned (by a tragedy); but I thought bewildered was a good fit here.
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Kitty Brussaard
: This is not the standard meaning of 'stilstaan bij iets'. Your translation would be correct if the source text had read 'We staan vaak versteld van (...)' or 'We zijn vaak met stomheid geslagen door (...)'.
1 day 1 hr
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Disagree your disagree but let's leave it there.
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Translator DU-ENG ENG-DU GER-ENG GER-DU
Native in: Dutch , German
Works in: Dutch to German, Dutch to English, English to Dutch, and 3 more.
considering
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Kitty Brussaard
: This answer has already been proposed by Marijke and the phrasing as such is also ungrammatical.
3 hrs
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Discussion
this sounds like a questionary or a test, that is, a section of a questionary
and then there are a number of options (keuzes) the interviewee can consider, these options may be predefined, but then, what does it mean if the interviewee opts for A, B or C or possibly Z ?
Does it mean anything at all?
Well, the guys who created this questionary 'hebben stilgestaan bij' , have thought about, what lines of thought (and second thoughts) the interviewee may develop with respect to the options of this particular section of the questionary, they have put themselves in their shoes, they may kind of mean to say, we do understand it may be quite difficult for you to opt for one thing or another (but we strongly advise that you opt for C :-))
So "We staan vaak stil bij ....."
might even convey:
**We very well understand** you may be somewhat confused being faced with the options of this section.
More context is necessary