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| Eindhoven | eendracht maakt macht Posted: Thu February 16, 2006 06:57 PM UTC
At a PSV game last weekend and noticed this above the gate. Eendracht did not translate on Altavista maakt macht = makes power. Anyone any ideas please?
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bonio 
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| Eindhoven | RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Thu February 16, 2006 07:04 PM UTC
eendracht = harmony
eendracht maakt macht = united we stand jaap
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vtveen 
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Thu February 16, 2006 07:18 PM UTC
Unity creates power.
PJ
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pieter_jan_v 
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Thu February 16, 2006 07:23 PM UTC
BTW It's in the coat of arms of the PSV-fanclub; see:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pag PJ
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pieter_jan_v
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Fri February 17, 2006 02:32 PM UTC
hope you had a good time with PSV:-)
greetings from eindhoven
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catnl 
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Sat February 18, 2006 02:28 PM UTC
oh what would be the eldest... the PSV slogan or the National Belgian one `-)
I would not be suprised some Belgian got inspired by football (succer) again!
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irisbe 
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Sat February 18, 2006 02:53 PM UTC
danielle....uh belgisch nationaal lied was eerder?
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catnl
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Sat February 18, 2006 02:54 PM UTC
sorry in english:
Danielle, uh....maybe the belgian national ...dunno
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catnl
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Sat February 18, 2006 03:00 PM UTC
The official Belgium coat of Arms = "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE"
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pieter_jan_v
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Sat February 18, 2006 03:09 PM UTC
the slogan ëendracht maakt macht" was first used in 1550:
http://dutchrevolt.leidenuniv.nl/Nederlands/spreuk
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catnl
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Sat February 18, 2006 03:18 PM UTC
I think it's older; it originates from the Latin "Concordia res parvae crescunt"
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pieter_jan_v
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| Eindhoven | RE: RE: eendracht maakt macht Posted: Sat February 18, 2006 04:25 PM UTC
hahaha no no it is bilingual
Eendracht maakt macht and we joke if we say the French one... L Union fait la farce! `-)
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irisbe
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