Dec 9, 2010 12:23
13 yrs ago
Dutch term

op ... na

Non-PRO Dutch to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is taken from a report into the use of natural gas in the Netherlands.

Het gevolg van deze geschiedenis is dat er voor binnenlandse consumptie twee grosso modo gescheiden netten zijn:
* een net voor laagcalorisch "G-gas", met alle 6 miljoen huishoudens en (tientallen) duizenden commerciële en industriële gasklanten. Deze afnemers worden (op 320 afnemers na) allen door de RNB’s voorzien van G-gas

I'm stuck on the part in brackets "(op 320 afnemers na)". From the context, I would guess that it means "with the exception of" but am not entirely sure.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 save, except for
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Dec 9, 2010 12:38: Cleartrans changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): MoiraB, Buck, Cleartrans

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Discussion

MoiraB Dec 9, 2010:
from van Dale: allen op één na all but / bar(ring) one; de hele familie op één zoon na the whole family except / bar(ring) one son; de op zeven na grootste industrie
the eighth largest industry; op Beethoven na de grootste the greatest after Beethoven; op één na de laatste the second last, the next-to-last / all but last / last but one / penultimate

You get the idea...
MoiraB Dec 9, 2010:
you're right It's a set expression that means with the exception of, except for, apart from.

Proposed translations

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save, except for

save 320 consumers
except for 320 consumers
yes, or "with the exception of"! You are quite right!

All except for those 320!
Peer comment(s):

agree David Walker (X)
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agree Ron Willems
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agree Verginia Ophof
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agree Tina Vonhof (X)
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agree ineke meijer
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