Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
aflopend
English translation:
no it doesn\'t
Dutch term
Hong Kong
Sense-for-sense translation
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, Dutch to French, and 1 more.
aflopend
Does "aflopend" mean that the "acties" are classified depending on their "startdatum" (which they are according to the image)?
Thanks in advance.
| 4 | no it doesn't |
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
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| 4 +5 | in declining order / in descending order |
Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 5 +1 | yes it does |
Liesbeth Blom-Smith
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Dec 9, 2012 10:26: Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen changed "Language pair" from "Dutch to French" to "Dutch to English"
Non-PRO (1): Lianne van de Ven
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Proposed translations
no it doesn't
United Kingdom
Highly educated, highly experienced
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
yes it does
Good luck!
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-12-09 11:43:26 GMT)
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Not a Pro question, actually.
in declining order / in descending order
"...in descending order from the starting date".
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Alexander C. Thomson
: I find this a sound translation in context: close semantically to the Dutch, and leaving the inherent ambiguities of ‘aflopend op’ intact.
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Thanks
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Wiard Sterk
: Descending, not declining. dat zou betekenen dat ze kleiner worden of in verval raken.
59 mins
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Right
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Kitty Brussaard
: In descending order by starting date (most recent to least recent) ...
2 hrs
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| agree |
Lianne van de Ven
: Definitely descending. In "declining order of" other kinds of lists is possible, e.g. declining order of effectiveness.
2 hrs
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philgoddard
: I don't understand what this means. I would have thought that only quantities or qualities could be listed in descending order, not dates.
6 hrs
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Änne Silder
: It is descending order by starting date
1 day 7 hrs
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