Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Hausbauer und Sanierer

English translation:

home builders & renovators

Added to glossary by martina1974
May 20, 2008 10:09
16 yrs ago
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German term

Hausbauer und Sanierer

German to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
Hohes Interesse von Hausbauern und Sanierern an den Publikumstagen:
Die Publikumstage vom 7. - 9. März waren wieder stark besucht und Hausbauer aus dem gesamten Bundesgebiet zeigten hohes Interesse bei den über 1600 Firmen auf 67.370 m² Ausstellungsfläche.

Discussion

Richard Stephen May 20, 2008:
That was my thought too - private people as opposed to companies in other answers. You could add "private" home builders ... but I don't really think it necessary (although I'm not familiar with "Aussie" usage) ;-)
seehand May 20, 2008:
P.S. Stelle gerade fest, dass mein obiger Satz ein "Kuddelmuddelsatz" ist, sorry!
seehand May 20, 2008:
bei house- bzw. homebuilders denke ich jedoch eher an Baufirmen.
seehand May 20, 2008:
Ich habe hier den starken Verdacht, dass es sich um hier, weil Publikumstag, um Privatleute geht, die daran denken, ein Haus zu bauen bzw. bauen oder sanieren zu lassen. Leider kenne keinen englischen Begriff dafür, außer lange Umschreibungen; bei housebu

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home builders & renovators

Just a word for word translation sounds good to me.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Colin Newberry : "&" should not be used unless it's a fixed term like research & development, or a company name like ABC & XYZ
54 mins
I used it as a abbreviation without further thought; it was not my intention to recommend its use in a translation.
agree silviya stoimenova (X)
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agree seehand : dann stimme ich zu
21 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks a lot!"
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construction companies/home builder and reconstruction/renovation/remodeling companies

or instead of reconstruction-remodeling, renovation etc.
Peer comment(s):

neutral seehand : ich denke, es geht hier um Privatleute an den Publikumstagen, sorry
3 hrs
ja, und wie willst Du die im Englischen nennen? In the US you still call them home builders and remodelers without the company attached
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housebuilders and installers

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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-05-20 15:50:58 GMT)
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I didn't read it properly: installers is quite wrong, sorry. It should be house building and restoration or something similar.
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