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Hersteller von Verkehrsmitteln

English translation: manufacturers in the transport sector


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German term or phrase:Hersteller von Verkehrsmitteln
English translation:manufacturers in the transport sector
Entered by: Jonathan MacKerron
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21:36 Mar 5, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
German term or phrase: Hersteller von Verkehrsmitteln
comes up in a list of types of companies where graduates would have good job opportunities.

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Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 10:46
manufacturers in the transport sector
Explanation:
This might work.
Selected response from:

Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 06:46
Grading comment
Thanks to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Transportation Manufacturing Sector
Anja Wulf
3 +3manufacturers in the transport sector
Paul Cohen
4 +1means of transport manufacturersEllen Kraus
5vehicle manufacturersYasdnil1
3 -2automotive manufacturers/automobile manufacturerIngrid Moore


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
means of transport manufacturers


Explanation:
Means of transport - manufacturer, supplier and trader - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
Means of transport - You find here vendors from Germany, Poland and China. Please obtain more information on spare parts, servicing, maintenance, Repair, ...
www.industrystock.com/html/Means

Ellen Kraus
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hazmatgerman: ZUmindest im Gefahrguttransport sind Verkehrsmittel generell "means of transport(ation)". Fallweise auch vehicle/form of transport.
10 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
automotive manufacturers/automobile manufacturer


Explanation:
The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA) was formed in 2001 to provide a forum for interaction among automotive companies in Alabama, to share information among its members and to provide an awareness of manufacturing trends, techniques and concerns;
http://www.aama.to/;
Automobile Manufacturers Index;
http://www.indexoftheweb.com/Automobile/Manufacturers.htm;

Ingrid Moore
Local time: 10:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  sibsab: Verkehrsmittel includes railbound vehicles, aircrafts and bicycles
2 mins

disagree  hazmatgerman: Mit sibsab-Begründung.
10 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
manufacturers in the transport sector


Explanation:
This might work.

Example sentence(s):
  • Iveco is one of the world's largest manufacturers in the transport sector.
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 29
Grading comment
Thanks to all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inge Meinzer
22 mins

agree  RegineMac: sound good. Or transportation manufacturing sector?
3 hrs

agree  Ingrun Wenge
9 hrs

neutral  hazmatgerman: Wäre m.E. zu umfassend, da z.B. Lichtzeichenanlagen keine Verkehrsmittel sind aber der Industrie zugerechnet werden können.
9 hrs
  -> Sehe ich nicht als Problem. Auch Zulieferer gehören dazu, klar, aber man denkt eher an die Haupthersteller im Bereich.
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
vehicle manufacturers


Explanation:
this is a far more common phrase than "means of transport", and is a bit wider than just car producers

Yasdnil1
Dominican Republic
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Paul Cohen: And what about rail, aircraft, rickshaws, etc.? / The way things are going in the German automotive industry these days, you never know!
15 mins
  -> great graduate job prospects making rickshaws....

agree  milinad
6 hrs

disagree  hazmatgerman: Wie bei obigem Moore-Vorschlag.
9 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
Transportation Manufacturing Sector


Explanation:
I think this is a less clumsy and more acceptable way of communicating the concept in English, particularly in terms of the context you describe.



Example sentence(s):
  • "Jobs in the transportation manufacturing sector are booming at an unprecedented rate".
Anja Wulf
Local time: 04:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs

agree  hazmatgerman: As a nonnative I thought this would be a bit too wide just as Cohen's suggestion, but net results match the German term.
5 hrs

agree  Darin Fitzpatrick: Yes, good phrasing, but no capitals, please.
13 hrs
  -> Context is referenced as a list, that's why I cap'd it
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Changes made by editors
Mar 6, 2009 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Term askedHerstellern von Verkehrsmitteln => Hersteller von Verkehrsmitteln
FieldTech/Engineering => Bus/Financial
Field (specific)Business/Commerce (general) => Transport / Transportation / Shipping


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