Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Zollbetriebsinspektor
English translation:
customs inspector
Added to glossary by
Amy Billing
Mar 30, 2006 14:50
20 yrs ago
German term
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German to English marketing translator
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
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Zollbetriebsinspektor
Another job title in the document from the "Hauptzollamt Koblenz".
Proposed translations
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David Moore (X)
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customs inspector
Most of these titles have no exact equivalent in English, so you just have to waffle around them as best you can, hopefully without repeating yourself too often...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-03-30 18:32:53 GMT)
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As I thought; if you can find out which has the senior grade, I'd go for "senior customs inspector" for one or the other...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-03-30 18:32:53 GMT)
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As I thought; if you can find out which has the senior grade, I'd go for "senior customs inspector" for one or the other...
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Comment: "Hi David. As you said, there are no exact English equivalents so I think I'll just keep both terms as "customs inspector" as I've already got Zolloberinspektor as "Senior customs inspector". Thanks for your help anyway."
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