selbständig handlelnder Kaufmann
English translation: indepedently acting
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| na | indepedently acting |
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| na | a businessperson acting independently |
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indepedently acting Explanation: While I could not find a reference to an "independently acting merchant", there are plenty of legal references to independently acting people, independently acting entities, etc. Cf. www.manhattan.edu/wcb/schools/ENGINEERING/envl/wmatysti/2/f... www.temple.edu/lawschool/dpost/blackhole.html and related sites. HTH! |
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a businessperson acting independently Explanation: Without more text it is hard to figure out what your author is trying to say. First of all, "merchant" is probably too limited in scope for "Kaufmann". A merchant is a wholesaler or retailer but a "Kaufmann" is any sort of businessperson. That is a why German with a "bachelor's or master's degree in Business Management" (depending on how high you wish to rate the German university system) is called a "Diplom Kaufmann". Secondly, "selbständig" can mean "self-employed" but also "independent" or "of/by/on her/his own volition". "handeln" is probably clear enough as "act". The use of "self-employed" and "act/acting" together sounds strange. There might be other possibilities but here are a few that you can perhaps bend around to fit your context: "an independently acting businessperson" sounds terrible to me. "a businessperson acting independently" might be OK, or "a businessperson acting of/by/on her/his own volition" is long but might sound good in court, or "a businessperson who acts independently" or "a businessperson who acts on her/his own volition " or "a businessperson allowed to act independently" or "a businessperson allowed to act on her/his own volition " or "a businessperson who is allowed to act independently" or whatever. "a businessperson who is allowed to act on her/his own volition " or whatever. - HTH - Dan |
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