Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
bijna rond
English translation:
nearly finished
Dutch term
bijna rond
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Textpertise
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Marjan Borger
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Dave Greatrix
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May 13, 2011 17:01: CJG (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
May 20, 2011 11:25: Textpertise Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): Buck, MoiraB, CJG (X)
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A pro question is anything else... in other words, any question that requires knowledge or skills that are specialized (even slightly).
Another way to think of the difficulty levels is this: an easy question is one that deals with everyday conversation. A pro question is anything else.
When deciding between easy and pro, err on the side of pro. Most questions will be pro.
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Highest WWA rating in Europe for NL-EN
Native in: English 
Works in: Dutch to English, Hebrew to English
nearly finished
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Oliver Pekelharing
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Thanks, Olly
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
: obvious
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Thanks etienne
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MoiraB
: yes, presumably referring to the biography of everyone buried in the cemetary (odd as that sounds)
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Thanks, Moira
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W Schouten
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Thanks, W
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Verginia Ophof
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Thanks, Verginia
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writeaway
: yes. but this is everyday Dutch and not at all a difficult/pro-level question /agree completely but this should definitely be voted non-pro. as for looking, I just checked and it's in my Nl-En dictionary
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I answered this the instant received. For me, it was elementary. From an NL-NL background I have sometimes been stumped by ordinary NL-BE expressions and if you happen not to know it, it's not easy to look up. So, all assuming he has tried, I help out.
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Netherlands
Quality, Service and Flexibility
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to English, Dutch to French, Dutch to German, and 15 more.
nearly completed
United Kingdom
Dutch to English Technical Translator
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English
Discussion
BTW 'it's no skin off my nose' in the UK. We reserve molars for escaping something by the skin of our teeth. :-)