Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Landesstelle
English translation:
State Office
Added to glossary by
Daniela Penn
Oct 11, 2004 13:26
19 yrs ago
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German term
I translate for you!
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German to French, and 1 more.
Landesstelle
German to English
Other
Economics
Leiter der Landesstelle des ... Instituts (Österreich)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | State Office |
swisstell
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| 5 +1 | Provincial headquarters |
David Moore (X)
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| 5 | State Office of the .... |
transatgees
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| 3 -1 | Federal Office |
Dr. Fred Thomson
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| 2 | Federal State Office |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
+1
1 min
Selected
State Office
Director of the State Office of the XX institute.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "danke!"
4 mins
transatgees
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Hands-on experience of commerce
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
State Office of the ....
The best I can do in the lack of further context.
"Stelle" is often "office" in officialese.
"Stelle" is often "office" in officialese.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Maria Ferstl
: Don't think this fits, we're talking about one of Austria's federal states
50 mins
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-1
5 mins
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Federal Office
Works for me
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
swisstell
: the Land is a State in Austria, the Federal Office would be for all of Austria
1 hr
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+1
39 mins
Provincial headquarters
According to the English style guide: you'll find it in section 18.1:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/writing/style_guides/e...
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/writing/style_guides/e...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kim Metzger
: What more could a translator ask for?
40 mins
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| agree |
Leo3 (X)
1 hr
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| disagree |
swisstell
: the Austrian Länder, just like the Swiss Kantone, would hardly appreciate being called a "province". Nor would the States in the USA. - In a political sense, they are States within a Federation.
5 hrs
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Well, all I've done is quote the "Official English Style Guide" in the EEC, and I've not heard of any complaints about it myself. Maybe you should write to them? And are you comparing Austria with the USA??
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7 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
Federal State Office
is what the Dt. Bundestag glossary offers for this
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