wat daarvan ook zij

English translation: irrespective thereof

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Dutch term or phrase:wat daarvan ook zij
English translation:irrespective thereof
Entered by: Deborah do Carmo

07:26 Apr 10, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Instruments
Dutch term or phrase: wat daarvan ook zij
from a judgement from the Court of Appeals:
XXX heeft kritiek uitgeoefend op de conformiteitsverklaring maar - wat daarvan ook zij - YYY cs hebben een nieuwe verklaring (van [datum]) overlegd, waarvoor een deel van deze kritiek niet geldt. Voor het overige geldt het volgende....
This doesn't seem to fit here if the proper translation is 'whatever this may be' - any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
AllisonK (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 23:17
irrespective thereof
Explanation:
Not overly sure here Allison, but seems to work better in context.

Good luck - we always seem to be working weekends, hey?

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Note added at 2 hrs 13 mins (2005-04-10 09:39:32 GMT)
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\"nevertheless\" could also work perhaps.

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Note added at 6 hrs 22 mins (2005-04-10 13:48:35 GMT)
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nothwithstanding that is another option

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Note added at 6 hrs 22 mins (2005-04-10 13:48:53 GMT)
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erratum: notwithstanding that
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Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 22:17
Grading comment
This fits the best in the text which I am now thankfully done with (on to part II - consider yourselves forewarned!).....
Thanks also to writeaway and Meturgan for your input.
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Summary of answers provided
4Whatever one might think about this / Whatever the merit of this approach
Meturgan
3 +1irrespective thereof
Deborah do Carmo
3in any case
writeaway


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in any case


Explanation:
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writeaway
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Whatever one might think about this / Whatever the merit of this approach


Explanation:
Some alternatives:

Regardless of what one might think about this
No matter what one might think about this


Meturgan
Hungary
Local time: 23:17
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
irrespective thereof


Explanation:
Not overly sure here Allison, but seems to work better in context.

Good luck - we always seem to be working weekends, hey?

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Note added at 2 hrs 13 mins (2005-04-10 09:39:32 GMT)
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\"nevertheless\" could also work perhaps.

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Note added at 6 hrs 22 mins (2005-04-10 13:48:35 GMT)
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nothwithstanding that is another option

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Note added at 6 hrs 22 mins (2005-04-10 13:48:53 GMT)
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erratum: notwithstanding that

Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This fits the best in the text which I am now thankfully done with (on to part II - consider yourselves forewarned!).....
Thanks also to writeaway and Meturgan for your input.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): or 'however that may be'.
7 hrs
  -> tks Tina!
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