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N/F

English translation: night/early shift

11:52 Sep 23, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: N/F
Bessere Organisation der Kurzpausenspringer, dass die Ablöse für jeden gesichert ist.
Nicht immer den gleichen Mitarbeitern N/F geben, sondern jedem die Möglichkeit einräumen und besser und gleichmäßiger aufteilen.

(questionnaire for employees working for a hotel/leisure outlet)
Paula Price
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:14
English translation:night/early shift
Explanation:
I wonder whether this might refer to shift rotation.

We used N/F/S for the shifts with the airline I used to work for:

N = Nachtdienst/night shift
F = Frühdienst/early shift
S = Spätdienst/late shift

Doesn't really fit in with the breaks mentioned in the first sentence, though.

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Note added at 12 mins (2010-09-23 12:05:16 GMT)
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I think your safest bet would be to contact your client in this case.
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inkweaver
Germany
Local time: 09:14
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +4night/early shift
inkweaver
3geregelte Arbeitszeiten
Anne Cappel
Summary of reference entries provided
http://abbreviations.yourdictionary.com/nf
Stephen Sadie

Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
geregelte Arbeitszeiten


Explanation:
Ich vermute, es handelt sich um die Abkürzung für "nine to five".

Anne Cappel
Local time: 09:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Achim Hofmeyer (X): könnte aber auch Nachtschicht/Frühschicht sein
3 mins
agree  Bettina Grieser Johns
4 mins
disagree  Stephen Sadie: the text is in German so why on earth would they use the very British nine to five as an acronym?
20 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
night/early shift


Explanation:
I wonder whether this might refer to shift rotation.

We used N/F/S for the shifts with the airline I used to work for:

N = Nachtdienst/night shift
F = Frühdienst/early shift
S = Spätdienst/late shift

Doesn't really fit in with the breaks mentioned in the first sentence, though.

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Note added at 12 mins (2010-09-23 12:05:16 GMT)
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I think your safest bet would be to contact your client in this case.

inkweaver
Germany
Local time: 09:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denise Dewey-Muno: Agree, but probably a good idea to contact the client to be on the safe side.
14 mins
neutral  Stephen Sadie: Possible, but why guess? Do you provide your clients with guesswork?
18 mins
  -> The fact that I suggest a possbile answer does not mean that I provide my clients with guesswork. Why do you even suggest that?
agree  Melanie Mueller, PhD (X): stimme ueberein, dass N/F fuer Nacht/Fruehschicht steht
2 hrs
agree  phillee: Pretty accurate guess if you ask me. 95% at least
5 hrs
agree  Jenny Streitparth: It's a good guess. Worked in hotel, where this was used. [I, too, believe in making suggestions, which may prompt the asker in the right direction. Why are there different confidence levels, if only definite answers are to be posted?]
15 hrs
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Reference comments


26 mins
Reference: http://abbreviations.yourdictionary.com/nf

Reference information:
mybe you will find something fitting here, however asking the client seems best

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 41
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