Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Fachvorgesetzter
English translation:
superior in the relevant area/section
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Oct 21, 2002 11:34
21 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Fachvorgesetzter
German to English
Bus/Financial
Staff Training
"Rückfragen sind mit dem jeweiligen Fachvorgesetzten zu klären."
Talking about staff training procedures.
It's the "Fach" bit of the word that's troubling me. Anyone know how this word would be rendered in English? TIA for your help.
Talking about staff training procedures.
It's the "Fach" bit of the word that's troubling me. Anyone know how this word would be rendered in English? TIA for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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6 mins
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
France
Native in German
&
English
France
Words that work
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Germanic(Other) to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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3409
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superior in the relevant area
i.e. in a matrix organization you could have several superiors - for marketing, for product development, for cost accounting, etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for that, Alison. But thanks also to the others who offered some ideas - all quite good suggestions."
3 mins
technical superior
just a guess.
I think they are referring to someone who is above you just for technical issues and not for personnel issues.
I think they are referring to someone who is above you just for technical issues and not for personnel issues.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Elvira Stoianov
: I was thinking about "technical", too, but then I thought that for example the financial dpt. does not fall under technical
4 mins
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yes, you're probably right
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6 mins
Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Currently employed in-house
Native in: Romanian , Hungarian
Works in: German to Romanian, English to Romanian, Romanian to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1082
with the manager/superior of the corresponding department
this is how I would try to find a solution. Not a very elegant phrasing, but I am sure you can do better
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Richard Hall
: maybe "the relevant department manager"
13 mins
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| agree |
Ron Stelter
44 days
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23 mins
Richard Hall
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Experienced Investment Banker
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
210
(specialist) product manager...
... is what the individual would be called in a bank. Alternatively product department manager (e.g., head of foreign exchange trading). I think the term would also work in other businesses. Depends alot on the context.
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