Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
P.D.V.
English translation:
On behalf of the manager/director
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Sep 2, 2010 08:11
13 yrs ago
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Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
P.D.V.
Danish to English
Other
Other
abbreviation
Simply P.D.V. followed by a name (when an official letter has been sent out).
e.g. P.D.V.
Hanne W
e.g. P.D.V.
Hanne W
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | On behalf of the manager |
Christina Kjaergaard
|
| 4 | På D... vegne = for (f) |
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
|
| 3 +1 | on behalf of the Board |
Diarmuid Kennan
|
Proposed translations
+2
6 mins
Christina Kjaergaard
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Denmark
7 years with a law firm
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
On behalf of the manager
p.d.v. = på direktørens vegne
Example sentence:
Som standard afløstes den hidtidige afslutning af skrivelser “Med venlig hilsen”. De, der modtog et afslag, ville nok have foretrukket det hidtidige P. M. V. (på ministerens vegne) eller P. D. V. (på direktørens vegne).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
6 mins
På D... vegne = for (f)
On behalf of someone starting with a D (direktoratet or some other body/person)
+1
24 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
124
on behalf of the Board
Christina may be right, but depending on the context it could also be Board (på direktionens vegne)
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