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Teilzeitfirma

English translation: temporary employment agency

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German term or phrase:Teilzeitfirma
English translation:temporary employment agency
Entered by: Kim Metzger

21:54 Jan 1, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
German term or phrase: Teilzeitfirma
Ich arbeite bei einer Teilzeitfirma in Berlin.

Thanx.
Linda
temporary employment agency
Explanation:
Schweighöfer, K. (1998): Jobs für Junkies. Eine niederländische Teilzeitfirma vermittelt Drogenabhängige als Hilfsarbeiter - mit Aussicht auf ein normales Leben. In: Focus Nr. 12 vom 16. März, S. 328f.
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Kim Metzger
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Local time: 03:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13temporary employment agency
Kim Metzger
4 +2part-time company
Elisabeth Ghysels
4temp agency, etc.
HansBecker
1I'm with Cilian,
TonyTK


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
part-time company


Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus


    Reference: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4468158,00.html
Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 11:48
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: A company operating on a part-time basis.
17 mins
agree  Wiebke Herbig
22 mins
agree  Giusi Pasi
4 hrs
disagree  HansBecker: no such thing. "Temp agency"
5 days
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
temporary employment agency


Explanation:
Schweighöfer, K. (1998): Jobs für Junkies. Eine niederländische Teilzeitfirma vermittelt Drogenabhängige als Hilfsarbeiter - mit Aussicht auf ein normales Leben. In: Focus Nr. 12 vom 16. März, S. 328f.



    Reference: http://www.gwdg.de/sofi/frames/publik/mitt26/wilkens.htm
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 459
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Downing: I've also heard this referred to as a "temping agency"
5 mins
agree  jerrie
17 mins
agree  Nicole Tata
34 mins
agree  Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
35 mins
agree  swisstell
57 mins
  -> Sometimes it's on the tip of your tongue, but ..
agree  lauravienna
1 hr
agree  Giusi Pasi: both are ok
3 hrs
  -> Depends entirely on context.
agree  Edith Kelly: even temp agency is used
8 hrs
agree  Klaus Gehrmann: yes, temp agency is a term commonly used in the US
8 hrs
agree  schnuppe
12 hrs
agree  jccantrell: This is the USA term for sure.
17 hrs
agree  Egmont
1 day 19 hrs
agree  Norbert Hermann
2 days 11 hrs
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
I'm with Cilian,


Explanation:
- it's impossible to know without more context. "Teilzeitfirma" is not a kosher term (as shown by the paucity of Google hits).

"Part-time company" is highly implausible (given the "ich arbeite bei ..."), while "temp agency" (or similar) looks a far better bet. But who knows?

Linda: who's writing this? Is it a private letter? Does he/she name the company? Can you ask the writer what he/she means?

Everyone else: is shooting from the hip worthy of a "language professional"? Since when was translation a party game?

TonyTK
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
temp agency, etc.


Explanation:
Temp agency or temporary employment firm/agency

HansBecker
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