Dec 2, 2008 00:39
15 yrs ago
German term
High-quality legal translations are rare
Native in: German
Works in: Russian to German, English to German, German to English, and 3 more.
kleiner Angestellter
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
"kleiner Angestellter" im Gegensatz zu den "Verantwortlichen" in einer Firma.
low-ranking employee??
Vielen Dank!
low-ranking employee??
Vielen Dank!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | ordinary employee |
Trans-Marie
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| 4 +1 | low-ranking employee |
KARIN ISBELL
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| 4 | minor employee |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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| 3 | clerk |
Trudy Peters
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| 3 | rank & file employee |
polyglot45
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Change log
Dec 2, 2008 07:52: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Law: Contract(s)" to "Human Resources"
Proposed translations
+4
4 hrs
Selected
ordinary employee
Hier ist ein Ausschnitt in Google Books über die Haftung von ordinary employees im Gegensatz zum corporate management:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FEAuc2JlUiYC&pg=PA258&lpg...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FEAuc2JlUiYC&pg=PA258&lpg...
Peer comment(s):
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Armorel Young
: that's good, and it avoids the rather disparaging overtones of some of the other possibilities
3 hrs
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Thank you, Armorel.
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| agree |
hazmatgerman (X)
: Sehe ich auch so.
6 hrs
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Danke, hazmatgerman.
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| agree |
mary austria
8 hrs
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Danke, mary austria.
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Stephen Old
: Yes, I agree, especially because as Armorel mentions, it has no negative or disparaging overtones.
13 hrs
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Thank you, Stephen.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much."
48 mins
clerk
or junior clerk
Google for "kleiner Angestellter"
Google for "kleiner Angestellter"
5 hrs
Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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18
minor employee
or else your suggestion
8 hrs
polyglot45
Native in English
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
rank & file employee
of course, it all depends on the general tone of the text
+1
5 hrs
KARIN ISBELL
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Accurate and equivalent
Native in: English , German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
low-ranking employee
I am with Michael
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-12-02 22:26:24 GMT)
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I realize that 'low-ranking employee' sounds consescending, but so does 'kleiner Angestellte. I, too find such terms out of place.
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-12-02 22:26:24 GMT)
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I realize that 'low-ranking employee' sounds consescending, but so does 'kleiner Angestellte. I, too find such terms out of place.
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