Компания vs. Предприятие

English translation: Company/firm vs. enterprise

19:48 Apr 9, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: Компания vs. Предприятие
In a table of demand for a certain raw material by producers. A row heading: "Спрос предприятий" and another "Спрос компаний". What the heck is the difference?
Michael Moskowitz
Local time: 10:02
English translation:Company/firm vs. enterprise
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Vladimir Bragilevsky
Israel
Local time: 17:02
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Так и пришлось оставить. А очень хотелось определить разницу между ними.
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3 +3Company/firm vs. enterprise
Vladimir Bragilevsky
3Corporation vs.Manifacturing sector
Anna Fominykh
3company vs business
Andrew Vdovin


  

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Company/firm vs. enterprise


Explanation:


Vladimir Bragilevsky
Israel
Local time: 17:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Так и пришлось оставить. А очень хотелось определить разницу между ними.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield: I would probably say "company VS manufacturers", whereas "company" could be a middleman, etc., and "manufacturer" would use the raw materials in their own production. Sorry for the long-winded explanation.
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agree  Igor Moshkin
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agree  Iosif JUHASZ
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Corporation vs.Manifacturing sector


Explanation:
Manufacturing sector (Предприятие) could be a part of a larger Corporation (Компания)

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Note added at 17 mins (2009-04-09 20:06:01 GMT)
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What is Corporation: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/corporation.asp
What is Manufacturing sector:http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/industry.asp
" In modern economies, there are dozens of different industry classifications, which are typically grouped into larger categories called sectors.



Anna Fominykh
United States
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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company vs business


Explanation:
My take.

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Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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