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offshore maatschappijen

English translation: Offshore organisations

14:28 Nov 29, 2014
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Manufacturing
Dutch term or phrase: offshore maatschappijen
Onder andere ruim vier weken bij een vooraanstaande Europese producent van personenwagens. Ook bij één van de grootste offshore maatschappijen in Nederland is in totaal 80 uur gelast.
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 12:50
English translation:Offshore organisations
Explanation:
Or "offshore companies"
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Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:50
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5 +6Offshore organisations
Dave Greatrix


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Offshore organisations


Explanation:
Or "offshore companies"

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans Geluk: Guess in this context indeed better "companies" // Sure, both are right!
36 mins
  -> I think companies that work offshore, are more likely to be larger "organisations" e.g. Smit Bagger Matschappij
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Agree with Hans: companies.
2 hrs
agree  writeaway: Hi Dave. Nice to see a straightforward answer to a straightforward question for a change. Brings back memories of days of yore.
3 hrs
  -> Yes, there's often more wind around here than a baked beans convention....
agree  Natasha Ziada (X): Companies - much more appropriate in this instance.//I know what you mean, however context is clear enough in this case to avoid confusion.
7 hrs
  -> Disagree - "offshore companies" can often be mis-interpreted by English speakers to mean "off-the-shelf" corporations purchased to enable tax avoidance - so "organisations" would be the safest option IMHO.
agree  Kitty Brussaard: With 'offshore companies' rather than 'offshore organisations' in this specific context.
1 day 11 mins
agree  Richard Purdom: orjust offshores
1 day 5 hrs
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