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manutentionnaire

English translation: warehouseman

08:15 Jan 16, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: manutentionnaire
L'employé qui déplace marchandises, charge et décharge camions, etc. Le terme "packer" donné par le dictionnaire ne me semble pas approprié.
JB PIAT
English translation:warehouseman
Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 09:04
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4warehouseman
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +2handler
CMJ_Trans (X)
2warehouse worker
IMAGDA


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
handler


Explanation:
is the normal term (cf. lexique du transport international et de la logistique). It would be "stevedore" in a port

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 5264

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rene_teews
43 mins
agree  Nancy Bonnefond: exact!
3 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
warehouseman


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2506

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  CMJ_Trans (X): magasinier, non?
13 mins
  -> voir Harraps....
agree  ZIL (X): c'est le bon mot bien que ca semble un peu vieilli, non?
2 hrs
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
agree  mdesestret
6 hrs
agree  Claire Chapman: My husband has worked in retail and this is the word that he gave me.
15 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
warehouse worker


Explanation:
employee who loads, unloads packages and manages merchandises' delivery

IMAGDA
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 3
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