Aug 13, 2004 14:41
20 yrs ago
German term
jerry mahoney
geschaeftsfuehrer
German to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
What is the Enlish equivalent of this corporate title?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | it depends on the context |
Siegfried Armbruster
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| 4 +2 | managing director/manager |
Armorel Young
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| 4 +1 | Managing Director |
LindaMcM
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| 5 | Managing director |
Georg Eisenmann
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| 4 | manager |
Jo Mayr
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| 4 | not for points |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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| 3 | superintendent |
Ina Holzhauer (X)
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| 3 | business manager |
Dr. Fred Thomson
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Proposed translations
+3
3 mins
Siegfried Armbruster
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Pharmaceutical and medical translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Dutch to German, Flemish to German
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
it depends on the context
Geschäftsführer n sg m (Wirt/Jur) general manager adj:n AE (Wirt/Jur) managing director n sg BE (Wirt/Jur) manager; eines Vereins: secretary; pol. einer Partei: party chairman
© 1999 Langenscheidt Fachverlag GmbH, München, und Krupp Fördertechnik GmbH, Essen (bearbeitet von G. Freibott und K. Schmalenbach).
© 1999 Langenscheidt Fachverlag GmbH, München, und Krupp Fördertechnik GmbH, Essen (bearbeitet von G. Freibott und K. Schmalenbach).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In this context, it referred to general manager. Thanks also to those who sent the link to the site with German/English titles."
3 mins
superintendent
must be superintendent, I think manager is possible, too
+1
3 mins
Managing Director
Oder auch: Business Manager
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
: Managing Director (MD) - that's what I know from British companies.
2 hrs
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+2
3 mins
managing director/manager
Depends on context. Managing director of a large company; manager if its Geschäftsführer of a branch, a shop or whatever.
4 mins
manager
thats the most used, missing a context
24 mins
German term (edited):
Gesch�ftsfuehrer
not for points
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Context is all!
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21 hrs
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
23
business manager
This answer is from the US
2 days 3 hrs
Georg Eisenmann
Native in German
German/English for 15 years
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Managing director
Geschäftsführer ist stets die höchste Leitungsfunktion einer GmbH, (oder auch einer KG oder OHG). Das britische Äquivalent ist also Managing Director.
Der Leiter einer Zweigstelle, Niederlassung usw. wird regelmäßig nicht Geschäftsführer genannt.
Gruß
Georg
Der Leiter einer Zweigstelle, Niederlassung usw. wird regelmäßig nicht Geschäftsführer genannt.
Gruß
Georg
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