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German term or phrase:
Hausmeisterei
English translation:
caretaker services / janitor services
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Hausmeisterei
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We know the common word Hausmeister. Can someone suggest a good word for Hausmeisterei. For instance the construction Mithilfe bei der Hausmeisterei.??
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caretaker services / janitor services
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Mithilfe bei der Hausmeisterei: assisting the caretaker, the janitor
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-02-17 09:30:58 GMT)
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Mithilfe bei der Hausmeisterei: assisting the caretaker, the janitor
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janitorial work
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Facility management; Janitorial service
Depending on what the "Hausmeisterei" actually does - facility management is the more comprehensive term, even including administrative tasks and IT maintenance. Janitorial service would be closer to the classic "Hausmeister".
Reference:
http://www.abm.com/ilwwcm/connect/ABM/Home/Janitorial/
http://www.mw-zander.com/hld-index/hld-services/hld-serv-fm.htm
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Caretaking
If you are talking about the job of a Hausmeister (caretaker), you might refer to a caretaking job, but of course you could also just say assisting the caretaker.
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-02-17 09:57:57 GMT)
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Oops - Sorry - didn't see the multitude of answers before posting this one. Perhaps I should point out that janitor is also American English, so it depends on your target audience too.
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-02-17 09:57:57 GMT)
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Oops - Sorry - didn't see the multitude of answers before posting this one. Perhaps I should point out that janitor is also American English, so it depends on your target audience too.
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maintenance, maintenance services
I believe this is an umbrella term for cleaning and janitorial services and anything else that Hausmeisterei refers to.
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