Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

waavan akte, welke is voorgelezen

English translation:

whereof deed, which has been read aloud

Added to glossary by Robert Kleemaier
Jul 14, 2006 21:37
17 yrs ago
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Dutch term

waavan akte, welke is voorgelezen

Dutch to English Law/Patents Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs Birth Certificate
at the bottom of the birth certificate followed by signatures. I have several possible translations but none seem right. Have checked past KudoZ questions, but answers don't seem to fit.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 whereof deed, which has been read aloud

Discussion

Erik Macki Jul 14, 2006:
Robert is 100% correct, but I've run into U.S. agencies and courts that stumble over that wording. If that's a risk in this case, a formulation like "In witness whereof [this certificate has been] executed and read aloud" will work instead.

Proposed translations

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whereof deed, which has been read aloud

Based on several years of translating such stuff. Van den End recommends omitting 'waarvan akte,' however, most, if not all, Dutch civil-law notaries would strenuously object. This is still given in various curricula for NL>EN Dutch civil-law translation workshops designed for civil-law notaries.

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-07-14 21:54:16 GMT)
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If you prefer to omit 'waarvan akte,' you could render this as: "This deed has been read aloud..."

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Note added at 19 mins (2006-07-14 21:56:16 GMT)
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For additional examples, use the KudoZ search for 'waarvan akte.' You'll come across a few examples like http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1276175.

Cheers,
R.

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-07-14 21:57:50 GMT)
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Oops: the last link doesn't work for whatever reason. Try this: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1057998
Peer comment(s):

agree Adam Smith : Absolutely! :-)
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