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Meisterstunden

English translation: Meister hours


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German term or phrase:Meisterstunden
English translation:Meister hours
Entered by: David Williams
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12:20 Feb 10, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Human Resources
German term or phrase: Meisterstunden
Context:

This is in a call for tenders, in the section dealing with the working hours covered by the tender, including engineering man-hours etc.

* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Call for tenders
* Target audience: Engineering company
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): American English
David Williams
Local time: 10:27
Meister hours
Explanation:
I would add a translator's note along theses lines: "hours worked by holders of the German vocational qualification "Meister" for masters of their trade."
Selected response from:

Stefanie Kuepper
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:27
Grading comment
Thanks Stef! x
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4Meister hours
Stefanie Kuepper
5 -1Certified Engineer hours
Mary Roberts
4 -2Foreman hours / Hours worked by foremen
Stephen Sadie


Discussion entries: 8





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Foreman hours / Hours worked by foremen


Explanation:
Mesiter = foreman

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 10:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 86

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: IMO more likely to be the holder of a Meisterbrief than a mere foreman.
39 mins
  -> See: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...
disagree  Werner Hehn: Cilian is perfectly correct in hia opinion. "Meister" describes an expert tradesman, "foreman" is a heirarchical level. Not the same thing!
3 hrs
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Certified Engineer hours


Explanation:
In the US to be a "Meister" Engineer one has to take a state test to become certified as an Engineer in that state. I am thinking that would qualify here as "Meister" to be certified.

Example sentence(s):
  • To become a certified engineer in the State of OH, you must have a bachelor degree in engineering, 300 internship hours, and pass the board of engineering test.

    Reference: http://ascet.org/
Mary Roberts
Local time: 04:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: CL5? Hi Mary, ein Engineer hat aber ein Diplom (Uni/FH...), ein Meister hat das Handwerk gelernt und die Meisterprüfung bestanden. What makes you so confident they're the same? (Nix für Ungut) // but you can't just "invent" an equivalent.
1 hr
  -> David hat geschrieben es geht um Amerikanisches Englisch und Engineering. Hier in Amerika gibt es keine Meisterpruefung fuer Engineer, nur ein Diploma und Staatstest.
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25 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Meister hours


Explanation:
I would add a translator's note along theses lines: "hours worked by holders of the German vocational qualification "Meister" for masters of their trade."

Stefanie Kuepper
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks Stef! x
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