referee

English translation: People who can recommend you.

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English term or phrase:	referee
Selected answer:	People who can recommend you.
Entered by:	ZEMIRLINE Fo (X)

06:18 Oct 23, 2004

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)

English term or phrase: referee

Willing to bid for a translation project, I was asked to provide two referees (Name, email, and function).
My question is: What does the referee stands for here ?

ZEMIRLINE Fo (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 1 (none open) Answers: 3
Local time: 05:05

People who can recommend you.

Explanation:
Usually people you have worked for. It is a kind of certificate about your competence, ability, quality of work, delivery etc.

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After you provide the names, the agency will contact them to ask about their experience with you.

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Referee is certainly a typo. It means a judge, usually in sports.

Selected response from:

Syeda Tanbira Zaman
Local time: 09:35

Grading comment

HI: I know that "referee" is not a typo, but I wasn't sure of the exact meaning of it.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +13

someone who can be refered to

jerrie

3 +2

reference

Cormac Bracken

5 -1

People who can recommend you.

Syeda Tanbira Zaman

5 -1

reference person

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.

5 -2

References

Kurt Porter

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

References

Explanation:
It's got to be some type of typo or incorrect abv.

Kurt Porter
Local time: 09:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

jerrie: UK Eng - this is not a typo - a referee is someone who provides a reference, is referred to for a reference

23 mins

-> Hmm, ok...if you say so. On the "List," it's very common (at least on American job announcements), to be asked to provide a "List of References)...sometimes it will specify how many, sometimes not.

disagree

Textklick: It's very common in British job advertisements to be asked to provide a "List of References", or people who can be directly contacted to provide information on the applicant.). These people are known as referees.

51 mins

-> Textklick, thanks. I got it...in the sense I've got to make sure I take British English into account too. :) :) Would Brits normally refer to "references" or "referees" in the job-hunting process? I'm not talking book-wise, I mean in reality.

neutral

DGK T-I: To Kurt's question: Yes it's true, in Britain it's normal. "Please provide 2 referees"(people giving the reference -their names)In the job hunting process (eg: http://www.go-london.gov.uk/about_gol/working_in_gol/downloa... ) In ordinary conversation too ~

4 hrs

-> Thanks Dr G. Learn something new everyday!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

People who can recommend you.

Syeda Tanbira Zaman
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of:

Bengali,

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

HI: I know that "referee" is not a typo, but I wasn't sure of the exact meaning of it.

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

reference

Explanation:
I think they must mean "reference". A reference (as you probably know) is somebody who knows you, usually through previous work, and can be contacted directly by the potential new employer, so they can get an independent opinion of you.

A "referee" is someone who provides independent judgement of a sporting game, in case of dispute. I can't see any way it could apply here.

It's perfectly normal for contacts in agencies or other sources of translation business, not to write fluent English. And even native speakers make slips like this (hopefully not English editors though :-) ).

Cormac Bracken
Thailand
Local time: 11:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +13

someone who can be refered to

Explanation:
A referee is someone who can be refered to / is the person who will give/provide a reference about you/your work.
Sometimes an employer is looking for a character reference and a work/professional reference - in the case of a translation agency, you would choose 2 other agencies / direct clients you have worked for previously to testify to the quality of your work etc.

Referee is not a typo!

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referee

SYLLABICATION: ref·e·ree
PRONUNCIATION: rf-r
NOUN: 1. One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing\'s quality. 2. Sports & Games An official supervising the play; an umpire. 3. Law A person appointed by a court to make a determination of a case or to investigate and make a report on it. See synonyms at judge.
VERB: Inflected forms: ref·e·reed, ref·e·ree·ing, ref·e·rees

TRANSITIVE VERB: To judge as referee.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To act as referee.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cache:FFgG6lEU0qcJ:www.bris...

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-10-23 06:41:44 GMT)
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Name of Referee:

Address:

Position held:

Applicant - after you have completed ‘SECTION A’ please hand or send one form to each person who has agreed to act as a referee concerning your academic and/or professional work.

SECTION B (to be completed by the referee)

Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/61/41/R0114100.html

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

Kurt Porter: reference...as in "List of References," Not "List of Referees."

5 mins

-> The asker has been asked to provide (the names of) two referees - a referee is someone who provides a reference - not too sure what 'lists' have to do with the question, one only needs 2 - not a list!

agree

Textklick: Your response is correct IMHO. The extent of research alone suggests that your decision is final.

41 mins

-> Thanks for your learned judgement and testimony

agree

Lamprini Kosma

1 hr

-> Thanks

agree

Olga B

2 hrs

-> Thanks

agree

Marie Andersson (Allen): Agree, but it's more common to ask for "references" than "referees"

2 hrs

-> Agreed ;-)

agree

Clare Barnes

3 hrs

-> Thanks

agree

cmwilliams (X)

3 hrs

-> Thanks

agree

zaphod

4 hrs

agree

DGK T-I: normal for the UK, eg: "Please provide two referees..." http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/docstore/personnel/jobs/applicati... //To Deborah: the OED has referees giving 'characters'(old word for references) in 1862,demonstrating it's pretty traditional~

5 hrs

-> Thanks!

agree

Asghar Bhatti

5 hrs

agree

Elena Petelos: UK list of referees.... :-) everywhere, uni, work etc. :-)

6 hrs

-> Thanks ;-))

agree

Mapi: totally agree, though the first time I saw it in a job application form it looked strange too

7 hrs

-> whistle-blowing ;-(( - thanks!

agree

Deborah Workman: Yes, someone who can be refer*R*ed to. Not traditional, but used. I suppose the applicant is the "referrer" and the person the applicant names is the "referee". Is the "reference" then the action of referring or that of vouching for, we wonder .....? :-]

10 hrs

agree

nlingua

13 hrs

agree

Pawel Gromek: that works

14 hrs

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

reference person

Explanation:
reference person

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Here you have to provide the details of two persons/agencies for whom you have previously worked. The current translation agency wants know about you (everything about you as a translator) from those sources.

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sorry for the omission:
The current translation agency wants \"to\" know......

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 10:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bengali
PRO pts in category: 8

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