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EW

English translation: Einwohner (inhabitant)

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German term or phrase:EW
English translation:Einwohner (inhabitant)
Entered by: Kim Metzger

15:25 Jul 21, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: EW
There's a table comparing the purchasing power in various German cities. At the head of the table are categories such as Kaufkraftkennziffer je EW, Umsatzkennziffer je EW. What's EW?
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 20:54
inhabitant
Explanation:
It is the abbreviation for Einwohner, inhabitant
Selected response from:

Thomas Bollmann
Germany
Local time: 04:54
Grading comment
Thanks Thomas for the help. Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious. I undertand the writer of nastygrams is no longer with us.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +7inhabitant
Thomas Bollmann
na +3Elektrizitätswerk
Uschi (Ursula) Walke


  

Answers


3 mins peer agreement (net): +7
inhabitant


Explanation:
It is the abbreviation for Einwohner, inhabitant


    native German
Thomas Bollmann
Germany
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 92
Grading comment
Thanks Thomas for the help. Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious. I undertand the writer of nastygrams is no longer with us.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ambittles
agree  eurotransl (X): 100% correct, but that's really basic - makes you wonder about the asker's suitability for this translation project...
48 mins
agree  Sven Petersson: May I take the liberty to suggest that whoever hides behind "eurotransl" refrains such infantile remarks in the future.
2 hrs
agree  Mats Wiman: Werner! You promised!
8 hrs
agree  enphiniti
10 hrs
agree  Andy Lemminger
15 hrs
agree  Alexander Schleber (X): Purchasing power doesn't have anythuing to do with Elektirizitätswerke
16 hrs
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47 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Elektrizitätswerk


Explanation:
just another suggestion

a google search for EW+Elektrizitätswerk produces 642 hits, eg.

'Verzeichnis der gebräuchlichsten Abkürzungen in amtlichen Kartenwerken

EW = Elektrizitätswerk, Kraftwerk = power station.'

HTH
:-)


    Reference: http://www.ifag.de/Kartographie/Stagn/tr_dt/abkuerz.htm
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 492

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Bollmann
agree  ambittles
agree  eurotransl (X): Good guess, and in other contexts that would be a common interpretation of this abbreviation :-)
5 mins
  -> ThomasF's answer might be the one, but then it would be household, no?
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