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Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

zwaartepunt

English translation:

specialisation

Added to glossary by philgoddard
Feb 21, 2013 14:26
11 yrs ago
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Dutch term

zwaartepunt

Dutch to English Bus/Financial Printing & Publishing
As mentioned earlier today I'm currently translating lists of economic activities (standaard bedrijfsindeling)

eg.

http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzic...
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcs.asp?Cl=27&Lg=1&...

One such listing is: Handelsdrukkerij (zonder zwaartepunt)

I can't work out what zwaartepunt means here. TIA
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 specialisation
Change log

Feb 28, 2013 14:38: philgoddard changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/121940">LAB2004's</a> old entry - "zwaartepunt"" to ""general, specialisation""

Discussion

philgoddard Feb 21, 2013:
Sounds like you both agree with my answer :-)
Barend van Zadelhoff Feb 21, 2013:
if you look at the ads from the link below it is more like they are doing all kinds of things, they may be even specialized in all kinds of things, perhaps 'broadly-based' could be an option as well

http://www.mercuriusgids.nl/Handelsdrukkerij (zonder zwaarte...
freekfluweel Feb 21, 2013:
use the opposite (first of all: your links don't work)

"unspecialized" doesn't sell very well, I'd go for "all-round" (or something similar).

Proposed translations

+2
35 mins
Selected

specialisation

Or you could just say "general". It means "focus" or "priority".

These lists are often international. Are you sure there isn't already an English version?
Reference:

http://mymemory.translated.net/t/Dutch/English/zwaartepunt

Note from asker:
Hi Phil I've found many of the terms I need in existing (international) lists as you mention. Some terms aren't included in the lists I've located (EU/UN)
Peer comment(s):
agree Jack den Haan : I think I'd go for 'general' in this context.
5 hrs
Yes, I think I would too.
agree Barend van Zadelhoff : agree with Jack, general or broadly-based
9 hrs
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