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op basis van

English translation: with a base of

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Dutch term or phrase:op basis van
English translation:with a base of
Entered by: Lianne Wouters

16:57 Sep 28, 2009
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
Dutch term or phrase: op basis van
Als in: "Heerlijke rijke creme op basis van jojoba olie"
josol
Local time: 06:23
with a base of
Explanation:
Dit 'with a base of' wordt veel gehanteerd bij cosmetische producten, maar bijv. ook bij allerlei middeltjes in het algemeen.
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Lianne Wouters
Netherlands
Local time: 06:23
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3with a base of
Lianne Wouters
4 +2made with
Lianne van de Ven
3containing
Erik Boers


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
made with


Explanation:
one option

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 00:23
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
10 mins
  -> bedankt Tina
agree  Bryan Crumpler: made with/from
5 hrs
  -> Thanks. It must be US english. At least it's more popular on google ;-)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
with a base of


Explanation:
Dit 'with a base of' wordt veel gehanteerd bij cosmetische producten, maar bijv. ook bij allerlei middeltjes in het algemeen.

Example sentence(s):
  • The SPA Body Lotions are rich but light emulsions with a base of vitamins and natural oils such as apricot kernel oil and macadamia nut oil
  • Venitonic pharmacodynamic value of galenic preparations with a base of hamamelis leaves

    Reference: http://www.sudsreport.com/11-02/ubh.htm
    Reference: http://www.devonsweb.co.uk/pages/personal.html
Lianne Wouters
Netherlands
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson (X): See Van Dale - Nederlands-Engels page 103 - perhaps the asker needs to use it.
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Iris Shalev
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  Textpertise
3 hrs
  -> thanks!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
containing


Explanation:
Another option.

"A rich cream containing Jojoba oil and Rose Centrifolia."

http://staging.aromacare.com.au/collections/hand-face-and-bo...

Erik Boers
Belgium
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: Dutch
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