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Patenbetrieb

English translation: mentor(ing)/sponsor(ing) business

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German term or phrase:Patenbetrieb
English translation:mentor(ing)/sponsor(ing) business
Entered by: Sarah Downing

13:48 Feb 8, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - History
German term or phrase: Patenbetrieb
This term is clearly specific to the former GDR. I'm wondering whether it is something along the lines of a "sponsoring company", i.e. a company sponsoring the school (in this specific instance). No dictionary entries to be found, and I also searched the net.

Here's the context:

Grabower Küsschen waren die besten und wurden zum Schuljahresende vom
Patenbetrieb, einer Molkerei, gebracht.

Vielen Dank im Voraus!/Thank you very much in advance!

Sarah
Sarah Downing
Local time: 19:59
mentor(ing)/sponsor(ing) business
Explanation:
There doesn't seem to be a standardized English term for this, but this will certainly fill the bill.
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Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:59
Grading comment
Thank you very much to everyone for your suggestions!:-).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2mentor(ing)/sponsor(ing) business
Ramey Rieger (X)
3patron organisation
Wendy Streitparth


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mentor(ing)/sponsor(ing) business


Explanation:
There doesn't seem to be a standardized English term for this, but this will certainly fill the bill.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 41
Grading comment
Thank you very much to everyone for your suggestions!:-).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kristina Cosumano (X): My ex-DDR-ler husband says it was mentoring rather than sponsorship; bringing Arbeitspraxis into the schools.
12 mins
  -> Hi Kristina! Yes, after reading the definition, mentoring was also my first idea. Be well!
agree  gangels (X)
5 hrs
  -> Mercí
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
patron organisation


Explanation:
Here talking about the Pioneers, but its the same principle.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JyioBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA126&lp...

Typically, there is an induction ceremony in the school, Pioneer House or Palace, or sometimes on the premises of the "patron" organization, a factory or collective farm that has taken the detachment under its wing.

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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