Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bw
English translation:
Departmental abbreviation?
Added to glossary by
Xenoscript
Mar 16, 2004 12:07
20 yrs ago
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German term
Bw
German to English
Other
Telephone number, then comes "Bw"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +1 | Departmental abbreviation? |
David Moore (X)
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| 1 +4 | Bergwacht |
Eckhard Boehle
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| 3 +1 | PTO |
IanW (X)
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| 3 | Baden-Württemberg |
carovv
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| 1 | bitte wenden |
davidgreen
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| 1 | Bundeswehr / Betriebswirtschaft |
John Jory
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Proposed translations
+1
3 mins
Selected
Departmental abbreviation?
Without knowing who is doing what and to whom, we can only guess.
There are so many possibilities.
There are so many possibilities.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
3 mins
PTO
This is probably not the case, but it could means "bitte wenden", for which the English equivalent would be "PTO "(please turn over).
4 mins
Baden-Württemberg
No idea whether this can be the case here, but I found that BW can stand for that Land!
5 mins
bitte wenden
total guess - please turn over (b.w.)
3 hrs
Bundeswehr / Betriebswirtschaft
Just wanted to join the guessing game
+4
1 hr
Eckhard Boehle
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
experienced - thorough - reliable - fast
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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523
Bergwacht
or Bauwagen, Bauwesen, Baumwolle, Beiwagen, Beiwort, Beleihungswert, Bewertung, Bindewort, Bundeswehr, Brustwand, Brustwirbel, biologische Waffen, biologische Wertigkeit, below waist etc.
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Note added at 4 hrs 12 mins (2004-03-16 16:20:09 GMT)
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Bodenwelle, Bombenwetter, Betonwüste, Busenwunder, Bullenweide, Bollwerk, Brustwehr, Ballwurf ...
- Aber wahrscheinlich heißt\'s tatsächlich \"Bundeswehr\"!!
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Note added at 4 hrs 12 mins (2004-03-16 16:20:09 GMT)
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Bodenwelle, Bombenwetter, Betonwüste, Busenwunder, Bullenweide, Bollwerk, Brustwehr, Ballwurf ...
- Aber wahrscheinlich heißt\'s tatsächlich \"Bundeswehr\"!!
Peer comment(s):
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Heidi Stone-Schaller
: considering Xenoscript's other question, it might actually be Bundeswehr. How fun it is to guess!
1 hr
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Genau! "Bundeswehr" muss es sein
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jerrie
: below waist ;-)))
2 hrs
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if it's medical and English - or "biological warfare", but I remember it was a German abbreviation
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Nicole Tata
: Bisschen wenig! Blaues Wunder? Böse wettern, brüllend weinen, billig witzeln?
2 hrs
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Ja, wer billig witzelt wird bald sein blaues Wunder erleben!
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Maike Grabowski
: ich tippe ja auf Bratwurst ... ;-)
6 hrs
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"Bratwurst" ist fast so wahrscheinlich wie "Bundeswehr"!!
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