This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. German to English
  3. Finance (general)

Kreditinstiut

English translation: financial institution/credit institution

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Kreditinstitut
English translation:financial institution/credit institution
Entered by: Kim Metzger

18:07 Jun 29, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
German term or phrase: Kreditinstiut
Eine Genehmigung durch die Regulierungsbehoerde fuer Post und Telekommunikation braucht das Kreditinstiut fuer seine Rotstift-Aktion nicht. Nur die Post selbst muss eine bestimmte Zahl von Filialen aufrecht erhalten, die Postbank ist dazu aber nicht verpflichtet.
Yuu Andou
Local time: 03:20
financial institution
Explanation:
One possibility.
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:20
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7financial institution
Kim Metzger
4 +2credit institutions
CathyFS
5credit or loan bank
Сергей Лузан
3post office bank
Nancy Arrowsmith


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
financial institution


Explanation:
One possibility.


    Gro�w�rterbuch Wirtschaftsenglish - Hamblock/Wessels
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 442
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Tata: see also branchenportal-deutschland.aus-stade.de/dk13.htm
15 mins
agree  Edith Kelly
39 mins
agree  Beth Kantus
55 mins
neutral  Robert Schlarb: too general
2 hrs
  -> I'd say that's the beauty of it. Both terms are broad.
agree  Renate FitzRoy
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 1 hr
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
1 day 15 hrs
agree  David Moore (X)
3 days 18 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
credit or loan bank


Explanation:
but there is nothing wrong with credit/ financial institution in the answers above. Good luck, yuuichi!
Re.: own experience

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 23
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
post office bank


Explanation:
or credit institute

In this case, they're talking about the post office credit institutes. The post office offers full baking services that the customer can use online, or at the post office. There are also some separate bank buildings in larger cities.

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
credit institutions


Explanation:
Another option, one I've used in the past

CathyFS
Local time: 19:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
1 hr
agree  TonyTK: (but singular)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks for pointing that out to me Tony, I was a bit hasty :-)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search