Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
...voldoening aan een dringende verplichting van moraal en fatsoen.
English translation:
satisfies important considerations of morality and decency ((this context)).
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Aug 1, 2017 06:20
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Dutch term
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...voldoening aan een dringende verplichting van moraal en fatsoen.
Dutch to English
Social Sciences
Law: Contract(s)
Zin uit samenlevingsovereenkomst
Dit is een standaardzin uit een samenlevingsovereenkomst: "Partijen beschouwen deze regeling mede als voldoening aan een dringende verplichting van moraal en fatsoen."
(Ik zie dat dezelfde zin op Proz in het Frans is vertaald, maar helaas spreek ik geen Frans.)
(Ik zie dat dezelfde zin op Proz in het Frans is vertaald, maar helaas spreek ik geen Frans.)
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | satisfies an urgent obligation of morality and decency. |
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Change log
Aug 1, 2017 08:45: writeaway changed "Field" from "Law/Patents" to "Social Sciences"
Aug 2, 2017 15:37: TechLawDC changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/635296">Esther Hay's</a> old entry - "...voldoening aan een dringende verplichting van moraal en fatsoen."" to ""satisfies an urgent obligation of morality and decency.""
Proposed translations
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satisfies an urgent obligation of morality and decency.
satisfies an urgent obligation of morality and decency.
Alternative: is in fulfillment of a pressing obligation relating to morality and decency.
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-01 07:32:22 GMT)
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Alternative 2: meets important requirements relating to morality and respectability.
Full sentence (containing Alternative 3): The Parties believe that the present arrangement satisfies obligations of morality and respectability which needed to be addressed.
Alternative: is in fulfillment of a pressing obligation relating to morality and decency.
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-01 07:32:22 GMT)
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Alternative 2: meets important requirements relating to morality and respectability.
Full sentence (containing Alternative 3): The Parties believe that the present arrangement satisfies obligations of morality and respectability which needed to be addressed.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: Anything along these lines would do. It seems a strange thing to say in a cohabitation agreement! And I wouldn't use "urgent", which is about the amount of time available. "Important" is good.
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a bunch for your speedy reply. Your English version of the phrase makes a lot more sense to me than the original in Dutch. And I AM Dutch. :)"
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