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German: Außenvertretung

English translation: branch office



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German term or phrase:Außenvertretung
English translation:branch office
Entered by:Lucius Passani, Ph.D.
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9:11pm Jan 14, 2008Login or register (free) for more options.
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics
German term or phrase: Außenvertretung
Außenvertretung für Ministerium, Behörden und Medien (überregionale Lobbyarbeit)
Lucius Passani, Ph.D.
United States
Clarification request(s) and response
Lucius Passani, Ph.D.: 9:27pm Jan 14, 2008: This office is located within the country. Is is not an outpost in a foreign country.

Lucius
David Hollywood: 9:55pm Jan 14, 2008: still ok Lucius IMO :)

satellite office
Explanation:
This sounds to me like just a separate office some distance from the main offices.
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DC Josephs
Germany
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Thank you,
Lucius
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1external relationsDavid Hollywood
5Foreign/external representation
Andries Conradie
3satellite officeDC Josephs


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
external relations

Explanation:
I would say ...

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-01-14 21:19:37 GMT)
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or "representation" as a poor second option ...

External representation should be in line with the phase of European integration. ..... Außenvertretung der EU/Eurozone im Internationalen Währungsfonds ...
european-convention.eu.int/docs/wd6/2085.pdf - Similar pages

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-01-14 21:20:55 GMT)
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maybe not that poor ...

Lastly, external representation of the euro zone in the international ... Und schließlich muss eine einheitliche Außenvertretung der Eurozone in den ...
eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lng1=en,de&lang=&lng2=bg,da,de,el,en,es,fi,fr,ga,pt,ro,s... - 206k - Cached - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

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agree Beth Jones: yes, this would be more appropriate.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Foreign/external representation

Explanation:
the opposite would be to deputize in the office

Andries Conradie
Germany
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satellite office

Explanation:
This sounds to me like just a separate office some distance from the main offices.

DC Josephs
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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Thank you,
Lucius
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