Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Maschinenbautechniker
English translation:
mechanical engineering technician
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Feb 1, 2006 05:07
18 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Maschinenbautechniker
German to English
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
Professional Title
"Maschinenbautechniker, seit mehr als 12 Jahren in der Softwareentwicklung tätig.
Programmierung : MS-.NET, MS- VisualBasic, MS- Access, SQL- Server, C++, MS- Office
Projekte in den Bereichen : Produktionsplanung, Katasterdaten, Vermarktung von landwirtschaftlichen Produkten, Warenwirtschaft, Fitness- und Saunabereich, Spezialsoftware für die Papierindustrie u.v.m"
From a text about sauna software. This is from a profile of one of the sauna software company's CEOs.
"Maschinenbautechniker" is one of those absolutely maddening terms that doesn't seem to have a precise English equivalent. I have researched the previous two KudoZ questions on this word, but frankly ended up even more bewildered. There seems to be no definite agreement on what the best translation is.
Any ideas on what a reasonably close equivalent would be in a software context? TIA for your help.
Programmierung : MS-.NET, MS- VisualBasic, MS- Access, SQL- Server, C++, MS- Office
Projekte in den Bereichen : Produktionsplanung, Katasterdaten, Vermarktung von landwirtschaftlichen Produkten, Warenwirtschaft, Fitness- und Saunabereich, Spezialsoftware für die Papierindustrie u.v.m"
From a text about sauna software. This is from a profile of one of the sauna software company's CEOs.
"Maschinenbautechniker" is one of those absolutely maddening terms that doesn't seem to have a precise English equivalent. I have researched the previous two KudoZ questions on this word, but frankly ended up even more bewildered. There seems to be no definite agreement on what the best translation is.
Any ideas on what a reasonably close equivalent would be in a software context? TIA for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | mechanical engineering technician |
Lynne Köhler
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| 5 +1 | mechanical technician |
David Hollywood
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| 5 | Mechanical Engineer |
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Proposed translations
+3
10 mins
Lynne Köhler
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Automotive, medical & technical expert
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
mechanical engineering technician
I would go for this term as opposed to mechanical engineer to differentiate between the different academic qualifications required for these jobs.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is perhaps a little hard on David, who DID suggest "mechanical engineering technician" first, but this answer left me just a little bit more convinced about it. So thanks Lynne, commiserations David and thanks to everyone who contributed an idea or peer grade. Appreciate everyone's help."
+1
3 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
47
mechanical technician
Staatlich geprüfter Maschinenbautechniker · Certified Mechanical Technician (CMT).
Rettungssanitäter {m}, emergency medical technician (EMT) ...
dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?o=3003; iservice=en-de;query=technicians - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-02-01 05:12:00 GMT)
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or: mechanical engineer
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-02-01 05:12:51 GMT)
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or: mechanical engineering tecnichian
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-02-01 05:13:44 GMT)
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technician (sorry about spelling)
Rettungssanitäter {m}, emergency medical technician (EMT) ...
dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?o=3003; iservice=en-de;query=technicians - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-02-01 05:12:00 GMT)
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or: mechanical engineer
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-02-01 05:12:51 GMT)
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or: mechanical engineering tecnichian
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-02-01 05:13:44 GMT)
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technician (sorry about spelling)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gillian Scheibelein
: or perhaps "see my note at 5 and 6 minutes"? reminds me of the "Ingingeur" my husband's pupils are so fond of.
1 hr
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3 hrs
Mechanical Engineer
The occupation Maschinenbautechniker is not translated word for word, for example Diplom Ingenieur is in England Mechanical Engineer, what I am looking for is the Direct counterpart to Maschinenbautechniker.
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