Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
duinovergang
English translation:
dune crossing; dune walkover; dune walkway
Dutch term
duinovergang
| 5 +2 | dune crossing; dune walkover |
Michael Beijer
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| 3 +1 | dune walkway |
Verginia Ophof
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Jul 6, 2015 23:25: Michael Beijer Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
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Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English to Dutch, and 2 more.
dune crossing; dune walkover
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Note added at 17 mins (2015-06-29 18:57:24 GMT)
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see also Van Dale NL-EN:
duinovergang de (m.) =
dune crossing
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Note added at 18 mins (2015-06-29 18:58:40 GMT)
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Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal (14e editie, 2005):
duinovergang: plaats waar men een duinenreeks kan oversteken
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-06-29 22:25:39 GMT)
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or "dune walkway" (synonym thanks to Verginia)
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Kitty Brussaard
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Hilde Hoven
: Dune crossing! 'Google image' beide woorden als je twijfelt.
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Bedankt Hilde!
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Discussion
Having said that, the term "duinovergang" is in several dictionaries, so perhaps freek is right after all (although I suspect the real reason he chose to speak up at this point is perhaps more related to a desire to make a tiny, oblique statement of defiance. Kind of like the Greek Οχι! But then perhaps a little different.).
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch_to_english/medical_pharmaceu...
(denk dat er een (soort) "duinovergang" in je foto zit, maar dat is het houte ding, niet de opening vooraan; Emma zei ook "het gaat om wegen die tussen de individuele duinen door naar de kust leiden" .. het zijn dus ... the raised, wooden walkways, die over de duinen gaan: dune crossings / dune walkovers / dune walkways ... als je mij vraagt, en alle woordenboeken)
Just one example:
See image: One of many small beach access points.
The main public beach access is where Bonita Beach Road joins the island and is right on the county line. Actually there are two separate accesses right next to each other.
http://www.beachhunter.net/bonita.htm
I'll tell you where I am going: back to work and to Hell probably. :-)
Good evening.
(1) "duinovergang: plaats waar men een duinenreeks kan oversteken" (Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal)
(2) duinovergang de (m.) = dune crossing (Van Dale NL-EN)
(3) duinovergang = dune crossing; dune walkover (Onroerend Goed Lexicon)
een "beach access point" is dan het eind (einde? ;) van zo'n ding, if you see what I mean, niet het ding zelf
I was looking at these D-box entries and came across this 'puzzling' :-) 'dune access points'.
Having said this, 'beach access points' may be just another option for translating 'duinovergangen'.
Where do you want me to go?
To Hell or to Heaven?
:-)
spelling error: onderhoud --> onderhoudt
Strange translation:
...bijhouden van duinovergangen
...maintaining access to the beaches through dune access points
What about:
...bijhouden van duinovergangen
...maintaining beach access points
http://tinyurl.com/p522v2r
Google image search for: "dune walkover"
http://is.gd/XCfekT
Verginia's "dune walkway" is just another synonym
"Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal (14e editie, 2005):
duinovergang: plaats waar men een duinenreeks kan oversteken"
it's the thing you use/path you walk/cycle on to cross a bunch of dunes. the text is about whether an observer standing on one of these could see the offshore wind stuff
Er staat: "Als de waarnemer zich bevindt op een dijk of duinovergang (op een ooghoogte van ongeveer 8 m boven zeeniveau). . ." Verder geen uitleg van wat een duinovergang is, het is de enige plek in de tekst waar er sprake van is.
Via "Linguee" was ik ook al op "dune access point" gekomen, en "dune transition" is natuurlijk de letterlijke optie, maar beide vind ik niet direct vanzelfsprekende termen. Wat wil een "dune access point" zeggen? (En ueberhaupt, wat wil het woord "duinovergang" zeggen?) Hebben we het over een toegangsweg tussen de duinen door?
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All facilities on the beach are owned by the beach authority, which ensures proper maintenance, and municipalities are responsible for maintaining access to the beaches through dune access points.
(http://www.linguee.com/english-dutch/search?source=auto&quer... )