| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Zimmerpolierer | | English translation: | master carpenter / carpenter foreman | | Entered by: | Helen Shiner |
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German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History / 17th century jobs | | German term or phrase: Zimmerpolierer | | word appears on an epitaph in a church in northern Germany - what was this man's job? |
| ninacoonKudoZ activityQuestions: 8 (none open) Answers: 0 Germany
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| | [carpenter] foreman | Explanation: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KzzRsccYK7IC&pg=PA67&lpg=...
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or master carpenter might be appropriate - ie one who ran his own workshop with other working for him - apprentices, etc.
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Thanks, ninacoon |
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Helen Shiner United Kingdom Local time: 09:48
| Grading comment master carpenter is it, thanks 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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9 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +5 | [carpenter] foreman
Explanation: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KzzRsccYK7IC&pg=PA67&lpg=...
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or master carpenter might be appropriate - ie one who ran his own workshop with other working for him - apprentices, etc.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2009-11-03 18:32:52 GMT) Post-grading --------------------------------------------------
Thanks, ninacoon
| Helen Shiner United Kingdom Local time: 09:48 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 41
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| | Grading comment | master carpenter is it, thanks |
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