KW

English translation: CW - Calendar Week

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German term or phrase:KW - Kalender Woche
English translation:CW - Calendar Week
Entered by: Tammy Baikie (X)

21:27 May 23, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / general
German term or phrase: KW
"30% fällig in der KW 27/2002"
This abbreviation obviously refers to a period of time or date, but what exactly does it mean?
Tammy Baikie (X)
Local time: 11:45
Kalenderwoche
Explanation:
Calendar week

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Note added at 2002-05-23 21:38:10 (GMT)
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Here\'s a link for confirmation - I should have set my confidence bar at maximum, as I have come across this abbreviation many a time:
http://www.allegromicro.com/techpub2/fcal2001.pdf

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Note added at 2002-05-23 21:49:38 (GMT)
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The CW abbreviation is also confirmed in the above link
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Sarah Downing
Local time: 05:45
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Thanks very much!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13calendar week
Klaus Dorn (X)
4Kalenderwoche
Sarah Downing
4calendar week
Kim Metzger
4calendar week
Georg Finsterwald


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
calendar week


Explanation:
implicit in answer

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Note added at 2002-05-23 21:32:48 (GMT)
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the 27th calendar week in 2002 is around the beginning of July

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Kalenderwoche


Explanation:
Calendar week

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Note added at 2002-05-23 21:38:10 (GMT)
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Here\'s a link for confirmation - I should have set my confidence bar at maximum, as I have come across this abbreviation many a time:
http://www.allegromicro.com/techpub2/fcal2001.pdf

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Note added at 2002-05-23 21:49:38 (GMT)
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The CW abbreviation is also confirmed in the above link

Sarah Downing
Local time: 05:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
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calendar week


Explanation:
I'm pretty sure KW stands for Kalenderwoche here.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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calendar week


Explanation:
English abbreviation = wk

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Note added at 2002-05-23 21:48:18 (GMT)
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Alternative English abbreviation: cw

Georg Finsterwald
Germany
Local time: 10:45
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Native speaker of: German
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