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Mess- und Eichwesen

English translation: Office of

18:04 May 31, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metrology
German term or phrase: Mess- und Eichwesen
Das Mess- und Eichwesen Niedersachsen erkennt die Prüfstelle...an
I know "Metrology and Calibration" but somehow a word is missing when I translate the sentence. Can I use "official" or "office" or "department" despite the original? TFH
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 17:39
English translation:Office of
Explanation:
I think would be my way round it; in the UK, of course, it's the "weights and measures inspector", innit...
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 17:39
Grading comment
Thanks Dave, I used this
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4 +5Office of
David Moore (X)


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Office of


Explanation:
I think would be my way round it; in the UK, of course, it's the "weights and measures inspector", innit...

David Moore (X)
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks Dave, I used this

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: Yeah, in the USA, it is usually the Bureau of Weights and Measures.
12 mins
agree  Tom Funke: (1) I'd be very comfortable using 'Bureau of Weights and Measures'. (2) What's/where's your target audience/geography, anyway?
41 mins
agree  gangels (X)
2 hrs
agree  Meturgan: I
2 hrs
agree  Simon Hase (X): Office of Measures and Calibration
4 hrs
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