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Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

vrijblijvend samenwerkingsverband

English translation:

informal collaboration

Added to glossary by Lianne van de Ven
Jul 20, 2017 22:22
6 yrs ago
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Dutch term

vrijblijvend samenwerkingsverband

Dutch to English Bus/Financial Management
Mijn tekst gaat over coöperaties op regionale schaal met spelers uit de triple helix (onderwijs, zakenleven, overheid). Er staat dat onderzoek heeft uitgewezen dat de meeste gebiedscoöperaties feitelijk geen echte coöperaties zijn, maar eerder... en dan volgt een lijstje met als tweede item "vrijblijvende samenwerkingsverbanden".

Ik snap wel wat ze met dat "vrijblijvend" bedoelen--no clear agenda met doelstellingen, minder ambitieus/formeel, maar ik worstel een beetje met hoe dit te vertalen. "Informal alliance" dekt de lading volgens mij niet helemaal.

Ideas?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 informal collaboration
4 +2 loose consortium/network (structure); informal partnership (arrangement); informal alliance
4 independent joint venture
3 interdependent relationship/association
Change log

Aug 3, 2017 04:04: Lianne van de Ven Created KOG entry

Discussion

Michael Beijer Jul 20, 2017:
this seems relevant: "An informal partnership arrangement between organisations could be called a loose consortium or network. All the agencies agree to work together to common aims. There may or may not be a written partnership agreement and/or a steering group. The network would not have a separate legal status outside of its members. The organisations would have to tender as independent units to commissioning bodies."

(https://www.bayt.com/en/specialties/q/134170/what-is-the-mai... )

"loose consortium structure" also gets a lot of hits: https://goo.gl/dLKvCF
Michael Beijer Jul 20, 2017:
hmm how about something like:

informal/loose partnership/arrangement

Proposed translations

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informal collaboration

I would prefer collaboration, along with informal.

"Over time, informal collaborations, agreements, compacts, and regional commissions connecting states and provinces have become more and more important as a way of managing the flow of people, goods, natural resources and pollutants across the many borders inside and between Canada and the United States."
https://goo.gl/TR36Vq

(based on the Declaration of Interdependance, 1937 - The Conclusion is an interesting read).
Peer comment(s):
agree Kitty Brussaard
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Dank.
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
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Bedankt, Tina
agree Mima Translate : Agree
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Dank je.
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loose consortium/network (structure); informal partnership (arrangement); informal alliance

a few options that would work imo
Peer comment(s):
agree Kitty Brussaard
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Thanks!
agree Richard Purdom
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29 mins

interdependent relationship/association

associates have an interdependent relationship with the company
Example sentence:

Not Independent, Interdependent

Reference:

http://www.rbruer.com/the-fantasy-of-business-independence/

Peer comment(s):
neutral Tina Vonhof (X) : Not the same thing.
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independent joint venture

(In business, "samenwerkingsverband" almost always means "joint venture" in English.)

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-21 00:08:25 GMT)
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(A joint venture may be a very formal and strictly governed entity, i.e. a corporation, not just a partnership.)
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