Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Hilfsschaffner
English translation:
assistant conductor
Added to glossary by
Edith Kelly
Aug 29, 2004 05:50
19 yrs ago
German term
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Hilfsschaffner
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profession of the father on a birth certificate; is it "Assistant Conductor"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | assistant conductor |
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assistant conductor
... The effectiveness of your commuter train ultimately depends on its crew. This crew,
the conductor, assistant conductor, and engineer are the learning center ...
www.themanager.org/HR/Express_to_Maximum_Value.htm
Rail Travel News posting June 3, 2002
... The report that there was no assistant conductor on the train is alarming.
Amtrak is allowed to run a train with only one conductor ...
host18.hrwebservices.net/~myjackp/jun0302.htm
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Note added at 16 mins (2004-08-29 06:06:54 GMT)
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you could also say:
assistant train conductor but could also have been on a bus, so the more general expression is safer
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