Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Eigengeschäfte
English translation:
own-account business
Added to glossary by
Catherine Winzer
Nov 15, 2011 11:32
12 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Oxford graduate, reliable and efficient
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: German to English, English
Eigengeschäfte
German to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
"Abwicklung von Eigen- und Agenturgeschäften in der Textilbranche"
This is a bullet point in the list of responsibilities on the CV of someone who was working as a sales assistant for a "Textil-Handelsagentur".
I'm not sure how to word it concisely in (preferrably British) English.
TIA
This is a bullet point in the list of responsibilities on the CV of someone who was working as a sales assistant for a "Textil-Handelsagentur".
I'm not sure how to word it concisely in (preferrably British) English.
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | own-account businesses |
Emiliano Pantoja
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| 3 +2 | proprietary business/trading |
Bruce Campbell
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| 3 | manufacturing businesses |
meirs
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Emiliano Pantoja
Spain
Spain
Specializes in field
Spain
Lawyer and Translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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3
Selected
own-account businesses
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Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Business in the singular. It means "transactions", not "companies".
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Brigitte Hamilton
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this is closest to what I'm looking for, thanks."
3 mins
manufacturing businesses
as opposed to Agentur- representation/distribution of other manufacturers
+2
2 hrs
proprietary business/trading
I am not sure whether the same terminology applies to textile traders, but in the banking world trades performed for the bank's own account are called proprietary trades.
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