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English translation: Business Manager (if the customer insists)

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14:06 Mar 11, 2010

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Czech term or phrase: obchodni manazer

I keep finding this translated this as “Sales Manager" (and Sales Director for obchodni reditel). The customer is insisting that it should be Business Manager. Someone else has suggested “commercial manager”, but is a “Sales Manager” basically the same as a “commercial manager” or "business manager"? Am I safe to translate "obchodni manazer" as "sales manager"? Thank you

Charles Stanford KudoZ activity Questions: 381 (2 open) (10 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 98 Czech Republic
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English translation:Business Manager (if the customer insists)

Explanation:
When it comes to titles, I think the customer is king. Each company has its own specific set of terms for their departments and job positions, so if they want it to be "business manager", by all means let it be "business manager".

But in general, "sales manager" is a correct translation of "obchodni manazer". After all, in addition to "store" or "business", "obchod" can also mean "transaction" (i.e. sale).

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Note added at 23 Min. (2010-03-11 14:29:46 GMT)
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Charles: Aha, I didn't realize it was a vindictive proofreader scenario. Well in that case, putting "sales manager" for "obchodni manazer" in no way constitutes an error.
In fact, if the customer expects fixed terms like "business manager" to be used, I think the burden would be on them to provide you with a glossary beforehand rather than point out "mistakes" after the project was completed.

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Samuel Hunt
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Local time: 23:00

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Thanks Samuel - much appreciated
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Business Manager (if the customer insists)

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Business Manager (if the customer insists)

Samuel Hunt
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Thanks Samuel - much appreciated

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Asker: Thanks for that Samuel. Yes, I agree about the customer being king, but only if they do not send me back the piece of work crammed full of unnecessary corrections by a non-native-speaker.. It has taken me 2 days to justify basic English terms which they have hammered about

Asker: Thank you for that Samuel - yes "vindictive proofreader" is about right. And not a particularly literate one into the bargain: "invalidity pension" changed to "dissability pension" complete with double "ss"!

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