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Lohnunternehmer

English translation: Agricultural contractor(s)


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German term or phrase:Lohnunternehmer
English translation:Agricultural contractor(s)
Entered by: Patricia Will
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12:49 Apr 7, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / Agricultural machines
German term or phrase: Lohnunternehmer
Context is brochure of a vendor supplying components for large construction and agricultural machinery. Stressing the reliability of their products:

Lohnunternehmer mit grossen Maschinenparks sind auf hohe Auslastungen bei geringen Ausfall- und Wartungszeiten angewiesen. Is this just a sub-contractor?
Patricia Will
Australia
Local time: 09:49
Agricultural contractor(s)
Explanation:
Enterprises that specialise in providing machinery services to farmers
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Donal Murphy-Bokern
Germany
Local time: 03:49
Grading comment
Excellent. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7Agricultural contractor(s)
Donal Murphy-Bokern


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Agricultural contractor(s)


Explanation:
Enterprises that specialise in providing machinery services to farmers


    Reference: http://www.naac.co.uk/
Donal Murphy-Bokern
Germany
Local time: 03:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Excellent. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jon Fedler: "contractors"
5 mins

agree  Inge Meinzer
9 mins

agree  Albert Arendsen: Agreed. In Dutch we say "loonwerker" which has obvious links with the German word, and which translates to Agricultural Contractor.
10 mins

agree  Steffen Walter
29 mins

agree  Ingrid Moore
1 hr

agree  jccantrell
2 hrs

agree  EdithK
2 hrs
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