Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Hersteller von Verkehrsmitteln
English translation:
manufacturers in the transport sector
Added to glossary by
Jonathan MacKerron
Mar 5, 2009 21:36
15 yrs ago
German term
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Hersteller von Verkehrsmitteln
German to English
Bus/Financial
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
comes up in a list of types of companies where graduates would have good job opportunities.
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Proposed translations
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Change log
Mar 6, 2009 08:17: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln" to "Hersteller von Verkehrsmitteln" , "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Transport / Transportation / Shipping"
Proposed translations
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Paul Cohen
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
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German term (edited):
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
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manufacturers in the transport sector
This might work.
Example sentence:
Iveco is one of the world's largest manufacturers in the transport sector.
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Inge Meinzer
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RegineMac
: sound good. Or transportation manufacturing sector?
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Ingrun Wenge
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hazmatgerman (X)
: Wäre m.E. zu umfassend, da z.B. Lichtzeichenanlagen keine Verkehrsmittel sind aber der Industrie zugerechnet werden können.
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Sehe ich nicht als Problem. Auch Zulieferer gehören dazu, klar, aber man denkt eher an die Haupthersteller im Bereich.
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Comment: "Thanks to all!"
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Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
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German term (edited):
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
means of transport manufacturers
Means of transport - manufacturer, supplier and trader - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
Means of transport - You find here vendors from Germany, Poland and China. Please obtain more information on spare parts, servicing, maintenance, Repair, ...
www.industrystock.com/html/Means
Means of transport - You find here vendors from Germany, Poland and China. Please obtain more information on spare parts, servicing, maintenance, Repair, ...
www.industrystock.com/html/Means
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hazmatgerman (X)
: ZUmindest im Gefahrguttransport sind Verkehrsmittel generell "means of transport(ation)". Fallweise auch vehicle/form of transport.
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German term (edited):
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
automotive manufacturers/automobile manufacturer
The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA) was formed in 2001 to provide a forum for interaction among automotive companies in Alabama, to share information among its members and to provide an awareness of manufacturing trends, techniques and concerns;
http://www.aama.to/;
Automobile Manufacturers Index;
http://www.indexoftheweb.com/Automobile/Manufacturers.htm;
http://www.aama.to/;
Automobile Manufacturers Index;
http://www.indexoftheweb.com/Automobile/Manufacturers.htm;
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
: Verkehrsmittel includes railbound vehicles, aircrafts and bicycles
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hazmatgerman (X)
: Mit sibsab-Begründung.
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German term (edited):
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
vehicle manufacturers
this is a far more common phrase than "means of transport", and is a bit wider than just car producers
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Paul Cohen
: And what about rail, aircraft, rickshaws, etc.? / The way things are going in the German automotive industry these days, you never know!
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great graduate job prospects making rickshaws....
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milinad
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hazmatgerman (X)
: Wie bei obigem Moore-Vorschlag.
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German term (edited):
Herstellern von Verkehrsmitteln
Transportation Manufacturing Sector
I think this is a less clumsy and more acceptable way of communicating the concept in English, particularly in terms of the context you describe.
Example sentence:
"Jobs in the transportation manufacturing sector are booming at an unprecedented rate".
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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hazmatgerman (X)
: As a nonnative I thought this would be a bit too wide just as Cohen's suggestion, but net results match the German term.
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Darin Fitzpatrick
: Yes, good phrasing, but no capitals, please.
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Context is referenced as a list, that's why I cap'd it
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