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Dear Sirs:

German translation: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

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English term or phrase:Dear Sirs:
German translation:Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
Entered by: Illona Morris

16:29 Jul 15, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: Dear Sirs:
What is the equivalent in German to address a company. There is only the name of the company with no individual contact.
Thanks for your help.
Illona Morris
United States
Local time: 16:04
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
Explanation:
to keep it general when you don't know the name of the recipient(s).

HTH
Patrick
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Pee Eff (X)
Germany
Local time: 23:04
Grading comment
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for your quick response!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +9Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
Pee Eff (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,


Explanation:
to keep it general when you don't know the name of the recipient(s).

HTH
Patrick

Pee Eff (X)
Germany
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 119
Grading comment
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for your quick response!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jerryk (X)
1 min
agree  Astrid Höltken
1 min
agree  Edward L. Crosby III: I often put "Meine sehr..."
3 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
5 mins
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
7 mins
agree  stefana
1 hr
agree  danilingua: ich schreibe auch schon mal die Abteilung direkt an: Guten Tag, in der Marketingabteilung, z.B., fnde ich persönlicher und fällt bißchen mehr auf, aber das is Geschmackssache
1 hr
agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
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agree  Kathleen
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