voorzitter van het districtscollege

English translation: chairman of the District Board

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Dutch term or phrase:voorzitter van het districtscollege
English translation:chairman of the District Board
Entered by: W Schouten

19:01 Jul 21, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Belgian registration of births
Dutch term or phrase: voorzitter van het districtscollege
voorzitter van het districtscollege en ambtenaar van de burgelijke stand van Antwerpen district Merksen (tekent samen met de vader)

he is obviously more than registrar of births, deaths and marriages, I can't find a translation for 'districtscollege'
help is much appreciated
W Schouten
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:04
chairman of the District Board
Explanation:
op basis van http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districtscollege

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Note added at 27 mins (2011-07-21 19:29:10 GMT)
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or chairperson, or president...

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Note added at 40 mins (2011-07-21 19:42:05 GMT)
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I would opt for Board to distinguish from the 'districtsraad', which I would translate as 'council' - but that's a personal choice...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-21 20:37:05 GMT)
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Helaas kan ik je daar niet aan helpen. Zie overigens ook deze link: http://www.proz.com/forum/dutch/105542-vlaams_engels_woorden... en deze: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaams
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sindy cremer
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chairman of the District Board


Explanation:
op basis van http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districtscollege

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Note added at 27 mins (2011-07-21 19:29:10 GMT)
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or chairperson, or president...

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Note added at 40 mins (2011-07-21 19:42:05 GMT)
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I would opt for Board to distinguish from the 'districtsraad', which I would translate as 'council' - but that's a personal choice...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-21 20:37:05 GMT)
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Helaas kan ik je daar niet aan helpen. Zie overigens ook deze link: http://www.proz.com/forum/dutch/105542-vlaams_engels_woorden... en deze: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaams

sindy cremer
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thank you very much for your help Sindy!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, glad to note the Belgians are also confused! Could it mean District Council?

Asker: Board it is then, do you know of any good Flemish-English dictionaries?

Asker: Dankjewel, ik heb dit werk pas een paar maanden gedaan, en krijg veel vraag voor Belgisch naar Engels werk, vooral juridisch natuurlijk, maar daarin zijn de taal verschillen met Nederlands enorm(-:


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agree  philgoddard: Yes, there's lots of things you could call it in English.
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agree  Lianne van de Ven: You must be getting notifications 23 mins faster than I do....//And their servers are in NY, that's way closer to me!///No not at all, I have 15MB/sec with Cox Cable... (though some people do think I have to kayak to my work)
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