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Wohnungsinhaber

English translation: occupant, tenant

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German term or phrase:Wohnungsinhaber
English translation:occupant, tenant
Entered by: Julia Winkler (X)

14:07 Apr 24, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Real Estate
German term or phrase: Wohnungsinhaber
In Wisconsin hat die Polizei eine Frauenleiche in der Wohnung eines 52-jährigen Mannes gefunden, sie befand sich in einer Gefriertruhe. Die Polizei vermutet, dass es sich um die Mutter des Wohnungsinhabers handelt. Die Todesursache der Frau ist unklar
Jianming Sun
Local time: 08:51
occupant
Explanation:
according to leo-dictionary
Selected response from:

Julia Winkler (X)
Local time: 02:51
Grading comment
Thank you all for help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11occupant
Julia Winkler (X)
4tenant
Oliver Giesser
4 -1owner of the apartment
Maureen Millington-Brodie


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Wohnungsinhabers
occupant


Explanation:
according to leo-dictionary


    Reference: http://dict.leo.org/se?lp=ende&p=/Mn4k.&search=occupant
Julia Winkler (X)
Local time: 02:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all for help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell: or tenant
1 min
agree  gfish
2 mins
agree  NGK
14 mins
agree  Dr.G.MD (X): or tenant
23 mins
agree  Ingrid Blank
25 mins
agree  Steffen Walter
26 mins
agree  Georgieva: But tenant sounds better to me!
49 mins
agree  avantix
51 mins
agree  Erik Macki: I would also prefer tenant.
54 mins
agree  Sonia Soros
2 hrs
agree  Maria Ferstl
16 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Wohnungsinhabers
owner of the apartment


Explanation:
that's it!

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  swisstell: sorry, but this is not necessarely so. Could be an occupant, a tenant just as well.
1 min
neutral  Julia Winkler (X): auch mein erster Gedanke aber: Wohnungsinhaber ist auch derjenige, dem eine Wohnung zur unentgeltlichen Nutzung überlassen worden ist.
3 mins
neutral  Erik Macki: In U.S. English: The owner of an apartment would be synonymous with the landlord or landlady. (Condos are owned; apartments are rented.) I think tenant is probably what the text means.
53 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tenant


Explanation:
Or: landlord/landlady

Oliver Giesser
United States
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: German
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