Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
ZN (Zweigniederlassung)
English translation:
BO (branch office)
German term
Was ist ZN?
Die ZN in England investiert nicht genug.
Und:
Wir wollen bei der ZN in England vorbeikommen.
Es kann nicht der Firmennamen sein, denn er ist anders.
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Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 3 +2 | Da sollte man den Kunden fragen. |
Edith Kelly
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| 3 | ZN – Eagle Airlines (Österreich)? |
Nicole Schnell
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| 2 +1 | Zentralniederlassung - central subsidiary/branch |
Steffen Walter
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Mar 3, 2006 08:19: Alexander Schleber (X) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Mar 3, 2006 08:38: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "Kurzform von Oesterreich" to "(none)"
PRO (3): Edith Kelly, Nicole Schnell, Alexander Schleber (X)
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Proposed translations
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There are lots of different defintiions there, some of which may or may not be true.
1) See if something fits your context. If not
2) Ask the customer or
3) Just leave it as ZN in the text.
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
ZN – Eagle Airlines (Österreich)?
This suggeston could be way off, of course. Could you please provide more context about this letter? Thanks a ton!
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Da sollte man den Kunden fragen.
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Nicole Schnell
: Yes.
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Thanx Nicole
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Steffen Walter
: Fully agree but offered some sort of educated guess below (not without pointing out that it'd be best to ask the customer).
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Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Zentralniederlassung - central subsidiary/branch
Have you got any other info re. this business (type of industry, company etc.)? if in doubt, please do ask your customer.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2006-03-03 13:04:32 GMT)
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If ZN = *Zweig*niederlassung, then this should just be "branch" or "subsidiary".
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TonyTK
: Perhaps "Zweigniederlassung" (lots of relevant Googles for "Zweigniederlassung" and "ZN")
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Of course, this seems even more appropriate.
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