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ve Einzelhandel

English translation: ve = volkseigen, state-owned

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German term or phrase:ve (eg ve Einzelhandel)
English translation:ve = volkseigen, state-owned
Entered by: Vikki Pendleton

18:58 Jul 11, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
German term or phrase: ve Einzelhandel
On a CV, and of little or no relevance to the current work of the individual. This is the entire entry for the particular role:

Ausbildung zum Wirtschaftskaufmann im Wismut-Handel, ve Einzelhandel Aue, Organisation Betriebsdienstleistungen

Searching brings me nothing apart from the use of 've' instead of 'v' in court cases, or either Verkaufseinheit or Verpackungseinheit, but these don't seem to fit here (happy to be corrected if they do).

Alternatively it could be 'vertical retail' but that's quite a wild guess - if nothing comes up I'll just ignore it, I suppose.

Thanks for any help
Vikki Pendleton
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:29
ve = volkseigen
Explanation:
Research indicates that the author lived and worked in the former DDR / Eastern Germany. "Volkseigen" means that this company was a combine at this time.

VE is part of the company name and should be left untranslated.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-07-11 20:28:25 GMT)
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I would write:

VE Einzelhandel Aue (retailer combine Aue)

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-07-12 01:26:10 GMT)
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Me neither. :-) I found it on Wikipedia.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-07-12 01:28:05 GMT)
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Oh - forgot. The author has his CV online, so we got lucky.
Please have a great day! :-)
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 15:29
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5ve = volkseigen
Nicole Schnell
Summary of reference entries provided
Volkseigen
Kim Metzger

  

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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
ve = volkseigen


Explanation:
Research indicates that the author lived and worked in the former DDR / Eastern Germany. "Volkseigen" means that this company was a combine at this time.

VE is part of the company name and should be left untranslated.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-07-11 20:28:25 GMT)
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I would write:

VE Einzelhandel Aue (retailer combine Aue)

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-07-12 01:26:10 GMT)
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Me neither. :-) I found it on Wikipedia.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-07-12 01:28:05 GMT)
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Oh - forgot. The author has his CV online, so we got lucky.
Please have a great day! :-)

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 15:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Nicole, that's really helpful :) I'd never have worked out the East German connection

Asker: I knew where it was of course, but that part of my brain just wasn't engaged in terms of the impllications. Something else for me to bear in mind in future! Thanks again, and also to Kim for 'state-owned' :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Pfann: Genau, darauf bin ich auch gerade gestoßen.
8 mins
  -> Danke, Thomas!
agree  Kim Metzger: Or People's retail business/outlet? Or state-owned?
5 hrs
  -> I would go with state-owned. State-owned retail outlets Aue. Thanks a ton, Kim! :-)
agree  Colin Rowe: Yup. Aue im Erzgebirge, Sachsen.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Colin!
agree  Coqueiro
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, Coqueiro!
agree  Sebastian Witte: former GDR / Dazu fällt mir ein: "Wer Fehler findet, darf sie behalten ...":-) -- Du hast Recht, ich war hier äußerst "pingelig" und habe gut aufgepasst :-):-):-) !
19 hrs
  -> Picky, picky, picky. Thanks, Sebastian! :-)
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Reference comments


6 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Volkseigen

Reference information:
The industrial sector, employing 40% of the working population, was subjected to further nationalization, which resulted in the formation of the People's Enterprises (German: Volkseigener Betrieb--VEB).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_East_Germany

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Colin Rowe: Like the good ol' VEB Verlag Technik dictionaries from the DDR that are still knocking around.
6 hrs
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