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anbieter

English translation: provider

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German term or phrase:anbieter
English translation:provider
Entered by: Bob Kerns (X)

13:49 Jan 14, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Telecom(munications) / phone
German term or phrase: anbieter
phone document
boozejunkie
service provider
Explanation:
More context needed. If it's the "Anbieter" of a phone service then "service provider" is correct. But if it's a case of someone bidding for a telecommunications contract or similar then "bidder" is the right answer.
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Bob Kerns (X)
Germany
Local time: 22:56
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3provider
mckinnc
4 +3service provider
Bob Kerns (X)
4 -1offerer
Thomas Bollmann


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
offerer


Explanation:
bidder, tenderer, outsourcerer
many possibilities

Thomas Bollmann
Germany
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  mckinnc: answers 1 and 3 sound awkward and unnatural in English
2 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
provider


Explanation:
Is what I would call it

mckinnc
Local time: 22:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB
3 mins
agree  Alison Schwitzgebel
3 mins
agree  Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X): Looks like "boozejunkie" here got the DE
5 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
service provider


Explanation:
More context needed. If it's the "Anbieter" of a phone service then "service provider" is correct. But if it's a case of someone bidding for a telecommunications contract or similar then "bidder" is the right answer.

Bob Kerns (X)
Germany
Local time: 22:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ursula Peter-Czichi
2 mins
agree  Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X): Looks like "boozejunkie" here got the DE to EN telephone translation is already throwing his/her questions at us!
3 mins
agree  Patricia Myers
6 mins
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