Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Mittelständler
English translation:
owner of a medium-sized company, SME-owner
Added to glossary by
Olav Rixen
Aug 1, 2003 08:19
21 yrs ago
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German term
Canada
Mittelständler
German to English
Bus/Financial
Der Unternehmer XX hätte gute Gründe, betrübt zu sein. Seine wichtigste Kundengruppe, die Kreuzfahrtindustrie, ist in Schwierigkeiten. Doch der 59-jährige *Mittelständler* ist voller Zuversicht. Er hat sich früh daran gemacht, seinem Unternehmen, Weltmarktführer für Umweltschutz-Systeme auf großen Passagierschiffen, neue Märkte zu erschließen.
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Andy Lemminger
Canada
Canada
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Canada
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owner of a medium-sized company, SME-owner
SME: small to medium sized enterprises
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Comment: "Thanks, Andy, and all who tried."
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German term (edited):
Mittelst�ndler
member of the middle classes
I imagine this refers to his origins, so I would say "member of the middle classes" - "This 59-year-old member of the middle classes".
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: Ian, er gehört sicherlich dem Mittelstand an (Unternehmen mittlerer Größe)
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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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Mittelstand
means also means also "medium-sized company" (Comm).
Re.: Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1
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Note added at 2003-08-01 08:35:38 (GMT)
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SME-manager/ (businessman) might be the case here. Good luck, Olav Rixen!
Re.: Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1
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Note added at 2003-08-01 08:35:38 (GMT)
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SME-manager/ (businessman) might be the case here. Good luck, Olav Rixen!
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vhz
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Danke & thanx, vhz!
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: aber nur wenn es wirklich der Manager ist
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Danke & thanx, italengger! Ja, gewiss. (Seine Frau kann doch wohl ja auch Besitzerin sein :) Mein deutscher Kunde aus Hamburg erzaehlte mir das.
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Norbert Hermann
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Danke & thanx, Hermann!
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Nicole Trebbin
Germany
Germany
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Germany
Quality - Translations
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English
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small trader / small businessman
Wörterbuch Wirtschaftsenglisch Hamblock/Wessels
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HelenY
: "Small trader" is pretty good because it avoids the manager/owner problem
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I think you're gonna have to change the word order a bit ...
You can't say "The 59 year-old owner of a medium-sized company ... " - it sounds terrible.
You can't call him an SME-owner either, because "SME" is always either or ("small" or "medium-sized" - the company can't be both).
If you say "the 59 year-old medium-sized company owner", it might be seen as an indication that his legs are rather short.
How about starting the paragraph with:
"On the face of it, medium-sized company owner XXX has every reason to be [pissed off]. His [main] customer group, the ... is [up shit creek without a paddle]. Yet the 59 year-old is full of optimism ..."
You can't call him an SME-owner either, because "SME" is always either or ("small" or "medium-sized" - the company can't be both).
If you say "the 59 year-old medium-sized company owner", it might be seen as an indication that his legs are rather short.
How about starting the paragraph with:
"On the face of it, medium-sized company owner XXX has every reason to be [pissed off]. His [main] customer group, the ... is [up shit creek without a paddle]. Yet the 59 year-old is full of optimism ..."
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Steffen Walter
: good points
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Robert Kleemaier
: brilliant!
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