Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

positieve balans

English translation:

positive results

Added to glossary by MoiraB
Jun 11, 2010 13:07
13 yrs ago
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Dutch term

positieve balans

Dutch to English Other Journalism
This is a testimonial by X for telecom provider Y (to be published in Y's client magazine). Nothing to do with balance sheets, so I suspect a play on words. Could it be interpreted as 'positive outlook'?

Om haar gezinszorg en aanvullende thuiszorg zo goed mogelijk te organiseren, doet X een beroep op een van de mobiele datacommunicatieoplossingen van Y. “Die keuze is niet toevallig, want Y heeft in vergelijking met andere providers een uitstekende dekkingsgraad”, zegt [regiodirecteur van X]. “Bovendien hebben we met Y een partner die de technologie op de voet volgt.”

**Positieve balans**
X is er voor iedereen met een zorgbehoefte op het gebied van huishouding of verzorging. Heel wat medewerkers van X werken ter plaatse bij zorgbehoevende mensen. “Dankzij de mobiele datacommunicatie tussen de laptop van de medewerkers en de server van X worden de gegevens van onze klanten onmiddellijk gesynchroniseerd. En dat is een hele stap vooruit.” Na twee jaar is **de balans positief** en X kijkt nu al uit naar de verdere technologische ontwikkelingen op het vlak van datacommunicatie.

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positive results

It means that after trying out this new way of communication, the overal result are positive i.e. they like working this way and are interested in finding out what future posibilities there are.
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agree Tina Vonhof (X)
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agree writeaway
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agree Angie Garbarino
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Perhaps I'm influenced by the fact that this occurred to me nanoseconds after posting, but it seems the most logical option! Thanks, everyone."
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favorable outcome

Positive outlook is actually also good, because it implies potential for the future. "Positieve balans" looks back and concludes that, after 2 years, the outcome is in favor of X.
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a positive balance

Will a direct translation work in this context?

For me, it has connotations of wellness, yoga, and also of a favorable trade situation (a surplus).
Example sentence:

After the first two years, a positive balance has been achieved, and X is already looking forward to future technological developments in the area of data communication.

Na twee jaar is **de balans positief** en X kijkt nu al uit naar de verdere technologische ontwikkelingen op het vlak van datacommunicatie.

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our prospects are good

Na twee jaar is **de balans positief** en X kijkt nu al uit naar de verdere technologische ontwikkelingen op het vlak van datacommunicatie

in this context "balans" is related to "de balans opmaken", that is "to take stock of"

so taking stock of his current position and seeing what has happened over two years, X concludes "de balans is positief" = "we staan er goed voor" = our prospects are good
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neutral writeaway : prospects implicate the future. don't see how this fits in here /I already read your whole answer. I don't agree
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then read my explanation // I can't explain it more clearly than I did, so I agree to differ
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*the assessment is positive*

Dutch is not my forte, but...

Literal would be of course 'positive balance' but that does not sound right in the context.

"After two years, *the assessment is positive* and X is already looking forward to further technological developments in the field of data communication."
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