Concierge

Dutch translation: conciërge

19:18 Jan 14, 2014
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: Concierge
Hoe vertaal je Concierge naar het Nederlands. Het Nederlandse woord heeft een andere betekenis en receptionist klopt ook niet helemaal?
Herman Hoek
Netherlands
Local time: 13:47
Dutch translation:conciërge
Explanation:
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Laurens Sipahelut
Indonesia
Local time: 19:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3conciërge
Laurens Sipahelut
4conciërge
Michael Beijer
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Van Dale NL-EN
Michael Beijer

Discussion entries: 7





  

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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
concierge
conciërge


Explanation:
••• Oxford Dictionaries Pro:
concierge:

1. (especially in France) a resident caretaker of a block of flats or a small hotel: At about 3.55 pm, she arrived at Summervale House in Vale Drive, Werneth and used a key to get into the block of flats which has a concierge and security cameras, which could also contain the image of her killer.

2. a hotel employee whose job is to assist guests by booking tours, making theatre and restaurant reservations, etc.: She continued, with great energy, telling a story about how five people, booked in by the concierge of the Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat, never arrived.

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting the warden of a house, castle, prison, or palace): French, probably based on Latin conservus 'fellow slave'
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••• Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal (14):
conciërge:
functionaris die in een gebouw (school, stichting enz.) belast is met het toelaten en aandienen van personen, het toezicht op de sluiting, schoonmaak, evt. bediening van de daar werkzame personen enz. (soms wel, soms niet onderscheiden van portier)

synoniem: huisbewaarder
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••• Van Dale NL-EN:
concierge:
conciërge
portier, huisbewaarder, beheerder

Example sentence(s):
  • She continued, with great energy, telling a story about how five people, booked in by the concierge of the Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat, never arrived.
  • At about 3.55 pm, she arrived at Summervale House in Vale Drive, Werneth and used a key to get into the block of flats which has a concierge and security cameras, which could also contain the image of her killer.
Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Laurens Sipahelut: This is my answer, actually. Please see discussion.
7 mins
  -> Yeah, I know, but since no one entered one, I figured I might as well. The question was already asked yesterday. Why wait until today to answer such a simple question?
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
concierge
conciërge


Explanation:
See discussion.

Laurens Sipahelut
Indonesia
Local time: 19:47
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  freekfluweel: Als het woord hetzelfde blijft is het eigenlijk geen vertaling maar jij was de eerste met de oplossing!
14 mins

agree  Michael Beijer: Interessante vraag (freek): als een woord hetzelfde blijft, is het dan nog wel een vertaling? Hmm.
23 mins

agree  Judith Verschuren
4 days
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Reference comments


19 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Van Dale NL-EN

Reference information:
concierge:
conciërge
portier, huisbewaarder, beheerder

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Katie Van Keijenberg
1 min
  -> Bedankt!
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