Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Referaten

English translation:

departments, units, branches

Added to glossary by T_Herrmann (X)
Sep 12, 2003 10:48
20 yrs ago
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German term

Referaten

German to English Bus/Financial Law: Taxation & Customs customs
Die sog. „Verwaltungen“ sind vergleichbar mit den Referaten einer Generalzolldirektion bzw. mit den Referaten der Zollabteilung eines Ministeriums.

HELP!! Can’t find a translation of this anywhere?
Sectors?
What might this be in US English?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 departments, units, branches
4 +1 administrative office

Proposed translations

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departments, units, branches

-Referat Z 41 Grundsatz Zoll

-Referat III Zoll- und Außenwirtschaftsrecht

etc.

The link will get you to a pdf showing the whole structure with all the Referate on page 14
Peer comment(s):

agree Rowan Morrell : I quite like "unit" too.
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agree gangels (X) : dept.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks everyone ... there are so many departments in my document that i might just opt for brach or unit for this one. thanks again! gz"
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German term (edited): Referat

administrative office

or department
Referat in this context means Dienststelle/Abteilung.
Peer comment(s):

agree Rowan Morrell : Department sounds good (in the Collins dictionary too).
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