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Elektromeister

English translation: Foreman electrician

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German term or phrase:Elektromeister
English translation:Foreman electrician
Entered by: MRDavis

22:41 Mar 7, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Human Resources
German term or phrase: Elektromeister
Quite simply job description in a list of people required for an "elektrische Installation" job:
• *Elektromeister*
• Elektriker
• Helfer
MRDavis
Italy
Local time: 15:48
Foreman electrician
Explanation:
To this BENS, "master electrician" just sounds translated - there ain't no such thing in the UK, AFAIK. So that's how I'd treat this; both the "electrician" and the "foreman electrician" are so obviously required to be qualified that it doesn't need saying - not for the UK native-speaker audience, anyway. The other point is that he is obviously the "one in charge".
Selected response from:

David Moore (X)
Local time: 15:48
Grading comment
I'll go for this a 'master electrician' does indeed seem to be 'translated', even though used in certain contexts.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5master electrician
Catherine Winzer
4 +1Foreman electrician
David Moore (X)


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
master electrician


Explanation:
I found this in my dictionary (Collins German).

Catherine Winzer
Germany
Local time: 15:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: this seems to be a theatrical term (Wikipedia), although also used in the US.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Allesklar
0 min
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agree  Elisabeth Moser
1 min
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agree  Kathi Stock
21 mins
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agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
6 hrs
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agree  Edith Kelly
7 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Foreman electrician


Explanation:
To this BENS, "master electrician" just sounds translated - there ain't no such thing in the UK, AFAIK. So that's how I'd treat this; both the "electrician" and the "foreman electrician" are so obviously required to be qualified that it doesn't need saying - not for the UK native-speaker audience, anyway. The other point is that he is obviously the "one in charge".

David Moore (X)
Local time: 15:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 98
Grading comment
I'll go for this a 'master electrician' does indeed seem to be 'translated', even though used in certain contexts.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wiedekind
12 mins
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