Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
24/24 u.
English translation:
24/7 or around-the-clock
Added to glossary by
Michael Beijer
Nov 27, 2010 14:31
13 yrs ago
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24/24 u.
Dutch to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
"Indien van toepassing, dient in het lastenboek opgenomen te worden dat het vereiste aanspreekpunt 24/24 u. bereikbaar is."
Would that be 24/7, or am I supposed to say 24/24? I've never heard 24/24 before in English.
Would that be 24/7, or am I supposed to say 24/24? I've never heard 24/24 before in English.
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| 5 +6 | 24/7 or around-the-clock |
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giovanni_v
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24/7 or around-the-clock
24/24, seems like Dutch spells out that it's 24 hours out of every 24 hours. Similarly I've also seen 7/7. I would use 'around-the-clock' or 24/7. Hope this helps.
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L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
: around the clock or 24/24 but notbthe /7 as this is not ncluded in the dutch
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Chris Hopley
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24/7
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André Linsen
: I'd avoid 24/7.
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
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Verginia Ophof
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Kitty Brussaard
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks giovanni!"
Discussion
It means the same anyway