Dec 23, 2010 11:22
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Dutch term
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leegloop
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IT (Information Technology)
Als de opdrachtnemer de in een contract gedefinieerde datum niet haalt, is er sprake van uitloop. Als de vertraging door de opdrachtgever wordt veroorzaakt, is er sprake van leegloop.
Proposed translations
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| 3 | delay |
Ben Hickman
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| 3 | idle time |
Josephine Isaacs (X)
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delay
Van Dale defines leegloop as 'periode waarin er voor aanwezig personeel geen werk is'. I'm thinking you might want to call 'uitloop' an 'overrun' and 'leegloop' a 'delay'. A delay prevents the contractor from doing the work, causing him to run over schedule. Just a thought. Hope it helps.
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Comment: "Love your solution. Thanks Ben!"
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idle time
leeglopen: to be idle (Jurlex)
Example sentence:
... the contractor may also be able to recover costs for idle time. Here ...
Faulty or defective work can cause, and contractors may be confronted with claims alleging, numerous types of economic and intangible injuries such as construction delay damages, idle time damages, ...
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