Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
louter zakelijk
English translation:
for purely commercial purposes/reasons
Added to glossary by
Evert DELOOF-SYS
May 8, 2004 12:29
20 yrs ago
Dutch term
louter zakelijk
Dutch to English
Bus/Financial
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
history of viticulture
Brain has gone on vacation...........can't find a way to say this in English that makes sense. This is an excerpt from a book on wine regions in France.
Context: Tijdens de eeuwenlange Genuese overheersing van Corsica, begonnen in 1347, werd wijnbouw op het eiland sterk gestimuleerd. ***Het motief daarvoor was louter zakelijk***: Genua zag zijn kolonie als een verschaffer van goed verhandelbare wijn.
"purely one of business" "pure business" etc. don't sound right to me......is it just me? Thanks!
Context: Tijdens de eeuwenlange Genuese overheersing van Corsica, begonnen in 1347, werd wijnbouw op het eiland sterk gestimuleerd. ***Het motief daarvoor was louter zakelijk***: Genua zag zijn kolonie als een verschaffer van goed verhandelbare wijn.
"purely one of business" "pure business" etc. don't sound right to me......is it just me? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | for purely commercial purposes/reasons |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
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| 5 | based on profit |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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Proposed translations
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for purely commercial purposes/reasons
Would be a possibility.
... to me. It is being pirated for purely commercial purposes, turning
my personal data from an asset into a liability. Junk email and ...
web.media.mit.edu/~nicholas/Wired/WIRED6-10.html
... to me. It is being pirated for purely commercial purposes, turning
my personal data from an asset into a liability. Junk email and ...
web.media.mit.edu/~nicholas/Wired/WIRED6-10.html
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Comment: "Thanks Evert and Tina - it seems my brain has just landed from its vacation today, but thanks for the help while it was gone! ;)
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2 hrs
based on profit
The motivation was based purely/entirely on profit.
Or simpler yet:
The sole motive was profit.
Or simpler yet:
The sole motive was profit.
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