Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
geschlossenes Unternehmen
English translation:
single company
Added to glossary by
Barnaby Griffiths
Sep 5, 2007 14:16
16 yrs ago
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German term
Marketing and language specialist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English, Catalan to English
geschlossenes Unternehmen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Can anyone help with this term please? Here is the context, relating to a company which has just merged its subsidiaries with the mother company: "Unter dem gemeinsamen Dach XXXXXX AG präsentieren wir uns künftig als ein geschlossenes Unternehmen mit den drei Geschäftsfeldern x, y und z auf dem Markt". Not many hits in Google although a few suggest the term does exist. Thanks for any help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | single company |
Alison Schwitzgebel
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| 4 | consolidated |
Renata von Koerber
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| 4 -1 | private enterprise |
Katarina Peters
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| 3 | closed shop |
Taylor Kirk
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| 2 | non-consolidated company |
Michael Bailey
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Proposed translations
+1
9 mins
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
France
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
France
Words that work
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, Germanic(Other) to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
165
Selected
single company
The new company XXX AG has absorbed the old company, and will now be presenting itself to the market as a single company with three divisions (instead of three separate companies the way it was before).
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-09-05 14:28:35 GMT)
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My husband's comment on the use of geschlossen (meaning united):
I remember when they were talking about changing the shop opening hours and one woman said "Tja, und dann können alle Läden geschlossen offen haben....."
One of our fave phrases :-)
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Note added at 28 mins (2007-09-05 14:45:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Emm, it wasn't a joke - she really did say that!
A.
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-09-05 14:28:35 GMT)
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My husband's comment on the use of geschlossen (meaning united):
I remember when they were talking about changing the shop opening hours and one woman said "Tja, und dann können alle Läden geschlossen offen haben....."
One of our fave phrases :-)
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Note added at 28 mins (2007-09-05 14:45:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Emm, it wasn't a joke - she really did say that!
A.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "that's a great help, Alison, thanks. I'd give you an extra point for the joke but I can't. All the best"
5 mins
Michael Bailey
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
in-house translator
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, UK, British, Scottish)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
28
non-consolidated company
I get the impression that it is a company that is treated separately for accounting purposes i.e. is non-consolidated in the parent's company's accounts.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Alison Schwitzgebel
: eh? I'm not with you on this. If the company has just been merged with the AG how can it be non-consolidated
5 mins
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your are right - less haste more speed from me...
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-1
17 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
29
private enterprise
as opposed to a company distributing public shares
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Alison Schwitzgebel
: if it's an AG it has to have shares (although these may not be publicly offered for sale).
11 mins
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That's why I said AS OPPOSED TO publicly offered shares - of course private companies can have shares! Why are you disagreeing?
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19 mins
Taylor Kirk
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Translating into native U.S. English
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
6 hrs
Renata von Koerber
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Law, Finance and Business Professional
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
consolidated
as this is what is described in the context- how wonderful to get a q with a proper context (1:1 oi thought of standalone, or independent, but reading taught be better!).
saluti
r
saluti
r
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