Rauchfangkehrer

English translation: chimney sweep(s)

07:15 Jun 15, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Rauchfangkehrer
I know this is a chimney sweep but this really doesn't seem to fit my context and I wondered if it has some second, maybe less literal meaning.

The text is about the daily allowance that can be claimed for travel abroad (outside of Austria). This section talks about where the worker has their 'centre of activity' and the whole sentence is: Dies wird insbesondere auf Rauchfangkehrer, Gebietsvertreter oder Aussendienstmitarbeiter zutreffen'.
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Kathy Freeman
Local time: 18:50
English translation:chimney sweep(s)
Explanation:
See discussion. Are you sure that this refers to cross-border travel? Your context apparently refers to different places or regions within a single country (Austria according to your information).
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:50
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3 +4chimney sweep(s)
Steffen Walter
3flue cleaning specialist
Michael Martin, MA


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chimney sweep(s)


Explanation:
See discussion. Are you sure that this refers to cross-border travel? Your context apparently refers to different places or regions within a single country (Austria according to your information).

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 542

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicola Wood: 100%
16 mins

agree  Coqueiro: unabhängig von irgendwelchen Grenzen
1 hr

agree  David Moore (X)
8 hrs

agree  Camilla Seifert
2 days 21 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
flue cleaning specialist


Explanation:
Few ways to say Schornsteinfeger but this may be one of them..


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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 13:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 159
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