Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
permanentie
English translation:
race headquarters
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MoiraB
Sep 28, 2011 07:22
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Dutch term
permanentie
Dutch to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
cycling
No doubt some French influence here, but what would you call this in the context of a cycle race? The text is the 'wedstrijdreglement' for next year's Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde.
ART. 4 – PERMANENTIE.
De permanentie is voorzien in het Casino van Middelkerke, Centrum Zeedijk, op maandag 26.03.2012 van 15u00 tot 16u45. De inschrijving van de deelnemers en het ophalen van de rugnummers door de ploegleiders is voorzien van 15u00 tot 16u45.
De vergadering met de ploegleiders, georganiseerd volgens art. 1.2.087 van het UCI reglement, in aanwezigheid van de leden van het College van Commissarissen is voorzien op maandag 26.03.2012 om 17u00 in de permanentie, Casino van Middelkerke, Centrum Zeedijk.
And later under a different section:
- Persconferentie (Permanentie - Perszaal).
ART. 4 – PERMANENTIE.
De permanentie is voorzien in het Casino van Middelkerke, Centrum Zeedijk, op maandag 26.03.2012 van 15u00 tot 16u45. De inschrijving van de deelnemers en het ophalen van de rugnummers door de ploegleiders is voorzien van 15u00 tot 16u45.
De vergadering met de ploegleiders, georganiseerd volgens art. 1.2.087 van het UCI reglement, in aanwezigheid van de leden van het College van Commissarissen is voorzien op maandag 26.03.2012 om 17u00 in de permanentie, Casino van Middelkerke, Centrum Zeedijk.
And later under a different section:
- Persconferentie (Permanentie - Perszaal).
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +5 | race headquarters | writeaway |
4 | permanence, permanency | Lena Vanelslander |
3 | control center | Ide Verhelst (X) |
Proposed translations
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race headquarters
TOUR DE FRANCE : Indurain Gets Off to Good Start - Los Angeles ...
articles.latimes.com/1992-07-05/sports/sp-2782_1_21-day-tour -
5 Jul 1992 – ... champion Miguel Indurain of Spain opened the 79th Tour de France ... cars Friday near race headquarters was credited to a sympathizer of ...
A crit on the side with Robbie McEwen | Cycle Sport
www.cyclesportmag.com/features/a-crit-on-the-side/ - Cached
Cycle Sport accompanies Robbie McEwen to two post-Tour de France criteriums. ... to “put 100 psi in the tyres,” while he disappears to the race headquarters. ...
About The Race - Race Around Ireland
www.racearoundireland.com/about-the-race.asp -
Unlike other cycling races such as the RÁS or the Tour de France, the course is in ... At each Time Station, you must call into Race Headquarters and report your ...
articles.latimes.com/1992-07-05/sports/sp-2782_1_21-day-tour -
5 Jul 1992 – ... champion Miguel Indurain of Spain opened the 79th Tour de France ... cars Friday near race headquarters was credited to a sympathizer of ...
A crit on the side with Robbie McEwen | Cycle Sport
www.cyclesportmag.com/features/a-crit-on-the-side/ - Cached
Cycle Sport accompanies Robbie McEwen to two post-Tour de France criteriums. ... to “put 100 psi in the tyres,” while he disappears to the race headquarters. ...
About The Race - Race Around Ireland
www.racearoundireland.com/about-the-race.asp -
Unlike other cycling races such as the RÁS or the Tour de France, the course is in ... At each Time Station, you must call into Race Headquarters and report your ...
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control center
"Permanentie" means the time during which someone of the organisation is on call. It can also refer to the room (office) where this on call duty is performed. In that case, it is kind of the nerve center. If you look up synonyms for nerve center you can find (amongst others): headquarters, HQ, command post, control center...
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Note added at 50 min (2011-09-28 08:12:44 GMT)
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Other suggestion: officials' room, the room the officials have chosen to keep office during the event.
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Note added at 50 min (2011-09-28 08:12:44 GMT)
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Other suggestion: officials' room, the room the officials have chosen to keep office during the event.
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permanence, permanency
Being permanently present for that period is mentioned in the dictionary under permanence and permanency. Source Van Dale Nederlands Engels
Personally I would use permanency. Of course if you want a term that is much more concrete and related to cycling, then I would go for one of the other options ...
Can also be used in school context: permanentie as being the supervisor present to watch over the students.
Personally I would use permanency. Of course if you want a term that is much more concrete and related to cycling, then I would go for one of the other options ...
Can also be used in school context: permanentie as being the supervisor present to watch over the students.
Peer comment(s):
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Ide Verhelst (X)
: I think those words have a more abstract meaning in English.
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