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n.a.w.

English translation: niet als wenselijk / unsatisfactory

09:34 May 14, 2014
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: n.a.w.
In a customer survey relating to Land Rovers, Jaguars etc.

It must be something simple but I can't think what it means!

Gelukkig alles naar tevredenheid opgelost maar ook een extra service aangeboden gekregen als voorruit n.a.w.
zou zijn.

TIA
LAB2004
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:37
English translation:niet als wenselijk / unsatisfactory
Explanation:
my best guess
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Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 19:37
Grading comment
Dit zou het best kunnen zijn. Bedankt voor alle hulp.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 -1NAW
Peter Simon
3NAW
Robert van de Ven
1 +2niet als wenselijk / unsatisfactory
Richard Purdom


Discussion entries: 17





  

Answers


56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
NAW


Explanation:
I am not sure but have a look at the included links.

Example sentence(s):
  • Voorruit - JAGUAR Vanden Plas (NAW, NBW) 8 3.2 (174 kw) (07.1997-05.2003)
Robert van de Ven
Netherlands
Local time: 20:37
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: but the NL is without caps and with full stops. and how does this fit into the sentence????
42 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
NAW


Explanation:
The Dutch text already used the original acronym of the English "National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors", meaning a situation depending on membership in said organization. (Sorry for posting the same solution, it's because I can provide an explanation as well.)

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-05-14 11:11:34 GMT)
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I don't know the reason why the Dutch text changed the spelling of the obvious original ...


    Reference: http://www.naw.org/
Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 20:37
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: in the old days of Kudoz etiquette, one would have posted an agree and added the link to show the answer is correct /if it's so 'obvious', how would you as native English speaker fit it into the sentence?
2 mins
  -> I thought a solution is one with reasons to support it.
disagree  freekfluweel: N.A.W. operates in the US, not in the NL! And how can you possibly fit this organization in this sentence? "... windshield NAW would be". CL5 ???
5 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
niet als wenselijk / unsatisfactory


Explanation:
my best guess

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 19:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Dit zou het best kunnen zijn. Bedankt voor alle hulp.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liesbeth Blom-Smith: Vind ik een goede suggestie. De enige officiele betekenis van n.a.w. is 'naar alle waarschijnlijkheid', maar dat past hier niet, tenzij er een woord is weggelaten uit de zin.
18 hrs
  -> thanks Liesbeth
agree  freekfluweel: Bij nader inzien... zou best eens kunnen...
21 hrs
  -> thanks freek, 'just a guess' is looking half-plausible...
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