tu (a unit of measure?)

English translation: thermal unit etc.

08:06 Dec 31, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: tu (a unit of measure?)
Mengenvolumen des Gesamtmarktes fuer XXX: 9000 tu.

This is all the context that I have, sorry.
English translation:thermal unit etc.
Explanation:
There are more possible readings of tu according to my dictionary:
thermal unit, transmission unit, traffic unit

But how about the reading tn for ton, tonnes instead of tu?

In your place I would either ask the client for more information, or if not possible I would use the word units and add an explanation of this in brackets.

Regards

Martina
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Martina Ley
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Summary of answers provided
4TU
Mary Worby
4thermal unit etc.
Martina Ley
4tons
Ingrid Grzeszik
4tons
Ingrid Grzeszik
4tons
Ingrid Grzeszik


  

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TU


Explanation:
transport units

This is pure guesswork! Do you really have no more information? e.g. the type of market or the industry ...

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
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thermal unit etc.


Explanation:
There are more possible readings of tu according to my dictionary:
thermal unit, transmission unit, traffic unit

But how about the reading tn for ton, tonnes instead of tu?

In your place I would either ask the client for more information, or if not possible I would use the word units and add an explanation of this in brackets.

Regards

Martina

Martina Ley
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in pair: 94
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Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions.
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tons


Explanation:
Perhaps a typing error for the abbreviation of tons (to.), as it is about "Mengenvolumen"?

Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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tons


Explanation:
Perhaps a typing error for the abbreviation of tons (to.), as it is about "Mengenvolumen"?

Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 139
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tons


Explanation:
Perhaps a typing error for the abbreviation of tons (to.), as it is about "Mengenvolumen"?

Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 139
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