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German term or phrase:	U/Zeichen
English translation:	Our reference
Entered by:	AllegroTrans

00:19 Dec 21, 2007

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German term or phrase: U/Zeichen

I am translating an Ethics Committee report.
'U/Zeichen' appears in the address column. This is followed by the name of a person and telephone number.

U/Zeichen Ms. X 0064 0.... etc.

I got several hits for 'Ü-Zeichen' (Übereinstimmungszeichen) in google, but I am not sure if this is meant here.
Can anybody help me out here please?

Sonali Hegde KudoZ activity Questions: 39 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 15
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Our reference

Explanation:
Seen this many times
U/Zeichen = Our ref:
I/Zeichen = Your ref:
Common usage in business correspondence

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Local time: 07:05

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Our reference

AllegroTrans

Umlauf = circulation

Dr.G.MD (X)

Signature

BiancaN

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12 mins confidence:

Umlauf = circulation

Explanation:
If this is for a committee, U could be for Umlauf 9(that is circulation in this context), meaning each member signs a list, acknoweldging recepit of papers, information

Dr.G.MD (X)
Local time: 08:05
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Native speaker of:

German
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13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

Our reference

Explanation:
Seen this many times
U/Zeichen = Our ref:
I/Zeichen = Your ref:
Common usage in business correspondence

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 31

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Thanks every one for your help!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks! I found several hits for your answer, which took my context into consideration. http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/pdf/10csf_order_covletter_ndweb.pdf

10 hrs confidence:

Signature

Explanation:
"U/Zeichen" you can also find often on letters and to the best of my knowledge this is for Signature and the Zeichen is the abbreviation of the name of the one who signs the letter.

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Hi Sonali,
This is how I saw it on letters already. In your case it would be Sonali Hedge/SH.
Unfortunately, I currently have no example for you to show what I mean.

BiancaN
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of:

German

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi BiancaN Please correct me if I am wrong. If my name is abbreviated, then U/Zeichen would be Signature/ SH: Sonali Hegde

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