basiskennis

English translation: basic knowledge of German

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Dutch term or phrase:basiskennis Duits
English translation:basic knowledge of German
Entered by: Chris Hopley

13:09 May 20, 2003
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics
Dutch term or phrase: basiskennis
Curriculum -basiskennis Duits
Eveline
basic knowledge of German
Explanation:
or even:

basic understanding of German

that's how I would write it
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Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 15:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8basic knowledge of German
Maria Rosich Andreu
4 +2elementary German
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
basic knowledge of German


Explanation:
or even:

basic understanding of German

that's how I would write it

Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
1 min
  -> thanks

agree  AllisonK (X)
4 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Anna Bittner
8 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Edith Kelly
10 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Andre de Vries
24 mins

agree  J. Leo (X)
47 mins

agree  Henk Peelen
1 hr

neutral  writeaway: sorry, but as Andre de Vries said to me: basiskennis is not a school subject
1 hr
  -> but I do not think they mean a school subject here, it might just be that the person knows some German, not because he had a course in school but from somewhere else

agree  Ammerins Moss-de Boer
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
elementary German


Explanation:
as a curriculum subject

writeaway
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllisonK (X)
0 min

agree  hirselina
12 mins

disagree  Andre de Vries: basiskennis is not a school subject
20 mins
  -> of course not but this is the question: Curriculum -basiskennis Duits

agree  Chris Hopley: Nor is elementary, Andre...
1 hr
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