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Unternehmensteil

English translation: cooperation of three of the company's sections

07:42 Oct 16, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: Unternehmensteil
"Die Herausforderung: Kooperation von drei Unternehmensteilen in einem gemeinsamen Projekt"

It's a bullet item. I've never come across this term. Google isn't much help. I'm tempted to use "division" but would like to hear what you think.

TIA

Steve ([email protected])
Steve Martin
Germany
Local time: 19:50
English translation:cooperation of three of the company's sections
Explanation:
The German is quite vague and this would leave it vague on a higher level than department.
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Barbara Schulten, MSc (OXON), DPSI
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:50
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1three company divisions
Manfred Mondt
4 +2cooperation of three of the company's sections
Barbara Schulten, MSc (OXON), DPSI
4 +1cooperation of three of the company's departments
Valeska Nygren
4 +1parts of the company
Alison Schwitzgebel
5 -1The challenge: cooperation of three company divisions in one project
Martin Schneekloth (X)


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cooperation of three of the company's departments


Explanation:
Mehr Info in Bezug auf die Struktur des Unternehmens ist notwendig: branch, department, section, division,

Valeska Nygren
United States
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Walker (X): Yes, ask your client: business unit may also be an option.
0 min
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
parts of the company


Explanation:
this may well refer to business units, divisions, departments, etc. but I would say that the German is sufficiently vague enough to warrant being vague in English. Or check with your client to be sure.

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 19:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 3409

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mckinnc: seems a good idea to me
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
three company divisions


Explanation:
Sounds like we are a higher level here. Department is more like shipping, maintenance, personnel etc.

Manfred Mondt
United States
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 252

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X): This strikes me as the most useful, and likely, answer
8 hrs
agree  gangels (X): yes
9 hrs
disagree  Alison Schwitzgebel: they need not necessarily be divisions. A part of a company could comprise several divisions.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cooperation of three of the company's sections


Explanation:
The German is quite vague and this would leave it vague on a higher level than department.


    own experience
Barbara Schulten, MSc (OXON), DPSI
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:50
PRO pts in pair: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulla Haufe: quite so
1 hr
agree  JózsefÁrpád Bende
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
The challenge: cooperation of three company divisions in one project


Explanation:
none needed.

Native German full-time in-house translator in US.

Martin Schneekloth (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 111

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Alison Schwitzgebel: they need not necessarily be divisions. A part of a company could comprise several divisions.
3 hrs
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