ritueel gekeeld

English translation: the animal had its throat slit ritually

18:33 Jun 28, 2006
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Journalism / HT leads -disregard
Dutch term or phrase: ritueel gekeeld
Hij werd doodgeschoten en ritueel gekeeld.
ritualistically slaughtered leaves out the body part, although it implies it. But if the author meant 'slaughter' would he just use a derivative (helep!) of 'slachten'?
sparow
Local time: 04:48
English translation:the animal had its throat slit ritually
Explanation:
kelen is "to slit the throat"

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-06-28 18:39:14 GMT)
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or ritually slit
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Ballistic
Belgium
Local time: 05:48
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thanks, this what I suspected
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3 +2the animal had its throat slit ritually
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the animal had its throat slit ritually


Explanation:
kelen is "to slit the throat"

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-06-28 18:39:14 GMT)
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or ritually slit

Ballistic
Belgium
Local time: 05:48
Native speaker of: Dutch
Grading comment
thanks, this what I suspected

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenean Simpson: He was shot and his throat ritually slit
4 mins

agree  Andre de Vries: ritually slit - best not to put the adverb at the end
1 hr
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