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Nebengeschäfte

English translation: non-core businesses, other businesses

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German term or phrase:Nebengeschäfte
English translation:non-core businesses, other businesses

10:52 Apr 4, 2003
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Nebengeschäfte
I am trying to thing of a better sounding synonym of sideline companies but am at a total blank.
Mella
non-core businesses
Explanation:
In German, the term "(Nicht-)Kerngeschäft" is often used to refer to such companies/businesses. This seems to be a direct take-over from the English.

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Note added at 2003-04-04 11:11:05 (GMT)
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non-core businesses rather refers to companies/subsidiaries whilst non-core activities/divisions signifies fields/lines of business in general
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 12:09
Grading comment
Fantastic!!

All the other answers have been extremely helpful.

Thank you for your help everyone!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2secondary business
Jennifer Hottarek
4 +1ancillary businesses
Valentín Hernández Lima
5non-core businesses
Steffen Walter
5other business
Edhild
3 +2business on the side
Michele Johnson
5additional business
Ellen Zittinger
4sundry business
Narasimhan Raghavan


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ancillary businesses


Explanation:
With the general meaning of subordinate or subsidiary companies respect to the main business (that is, if "mehrere Filialen" exist).

Wörterbuch der Rechts- und Wirtschaftssprache (Romain/Bader/Byrd - C.H. Beck)

V

Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 11:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  virgotra
13 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
secondary business


Explanation:
It sounds to me like the context refers not to "companies" but to "business", that is to say, companies have primary and secondary specilizations.

Jennifer Hottarek
Germany
Local time: 12:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SilLiz (X)
2 hrs
agree  Sándor Sárecz
1 day 18 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sundry business


Explanation:
Romain

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Tamil
PRO pts in category: 24
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
non-core businesses


Explanation:
In German, the term "(Nicht-)Kerngeschäft" is often used to refer to such companies/businesses. This seems to be a direct take-over from the English.

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Note added at 2003-04-04 11:11:05 (GMT)
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non-core businesses rather refers to companies/subsidiaries whilst non-core activities/divisions signifies fields/lines of business in general

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 12:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 542
Grading comment
Fantastic!!

All the other answers have been extremely helpful.

Thank you for your help everyone!!!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
other business


Explanation:
depending on the context (as usual) -
with this suggestion you'd be on the safe side

Edhild
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
business on the side


Explanation:
May be too informal for your purposes...

Michele Johnson
Germany
Local time: 12:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
2 hrs
agree  Ron Stelter
12 days
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
additional business


Explanation:
or
side business

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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