Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
v.w.b.
English translation:
with respect to
Added to glossary by
Susanne Roelands
Feb 20, 2006 22:41
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Portugal
Serious, flexible, keep to deadlines
Native in: Danish 
Works in: German to Danish, Dutch to Danish, Swedish to Danish, and 1 more.
v.w.b.
Dutch to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Wanneer de in de gebruikershandleiding en de servicehandleiding genoemde voorschriften niet zijn gevolgd, v.w.b. installatie, opstelling, gebruik, onderhoud enz.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | w.r.t (with respect to) |
Harry Borsje
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| 5 | as far as ................. are concerned |
LouisV (X)
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Change log
Feb 21, 2006 00:36: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Proposed translations
+8
1 min
Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Communicate technology with passion
Native in: Dutch
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
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24
Dutch term (edited):
v.w.b. (voor wat betreft)
Selected
w.r.t (with respect to)
;-)
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-02-21 07:40:57 GMT)
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@all: thank you all for your agrees in spite of the fact that you also agree among yourselves that the English abbreviation doesn't even exist (100% meaningless?!).
Still, among sms and msn fanatics as well as among technicians it doesn't seem to be so non-existent. It can also readily be found on many dictionary and acronym sites, e.g. http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acron...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-02-21 07:40:57 GMT)
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@all: thank you all for your agrees in spite of the fact that you also agree among yourselves that the English abbreviation doesn't even exist (100% meaningless?!).
Still, among sms and msn fanatics as well as among technicians it doesn't seem to be so non-existent. It can also readily be found on many dictionary and acronym sites, e.g. http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acron...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kate Hudson (X)
: In full - Harry w.r.t. is not a standard English abbreviation And re. your ref. it comes under slang/chat etc not normal English
16 mins
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| agree |
Andre de Vries
: with Kate - no one would understand w.r.t
18 mins
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| agree |
Dave Calderhead
: and with the above - you can also use 'concerning' or even 'for' depending on context and in the case here
23 mins
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| agree |
writeaway
: with Kate. w.r.t. is 100% meaningless in English.
1 hr
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| agree |
Meturgan
: With Kate Hudson and Dave Calderhead
2 hrs
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| agree |
Jacqueline van der Spek
8 hrs
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| agree |
jarry (X)
: w.r.t. is a typical example of Dunglish. Dutch speakers seem to assume that an abbreviation in Dutch automatically has its equivalent in English.
9 hrs
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| agree |
CI95
: Actually, in maths wrt is perfectly natural, eg differentiate f wrt x. I agree though that in the given context the full phrase should be used. Sorry, you had already pointed this out. Didn't see your comment.
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
10 hrs
as far as ................. are concerned
Just another way of putting it and perhaps a little closer to the original meaning.
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