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Standort Stöcken

English translation: at the Stöcken site

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German term or phrase:Standort Stöcken
English translation:at the Stöcken site

08:04 Feb 18, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-02-21 08:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Geography / Tyres
German term or phrase: Standort Stöcken
Ich bin 67 Jahre alt und war jahrelang als Umweltschutzbeauftragter Nutzfahrzeugreifen am Standort Stöcken tätig.
Dixie Eva Kilus
Malaysia
Local time: 08:23
at the Stöcken site
Explanation:
the company had agreed to maintain the tyre production at the Stöcken site
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2005/12/inbrief/de051220...

Speaking at the Stöcken site, Dr Bernd Pischetsrieder, Chairman of the Board of Management Volkswagen AG, emphasised that
http://www.magmaweb.com/vwmarketplace/prototypes.html


which affects about 2,700 employees at the Stöcken site,
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/1997/07/inbrief/de970722...
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 02:23
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5at the Stöcken site
Wendy Streitparth
4 +3based in Stöcken
Per-Erik Nordström
4 +1Town name
Richard Stephen
4 +1factory in Stöcken
Yorkshireman


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
based in Stöcken


Explanation:
German wording for a simple expression

Per-Erik Nordström
Sweden
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Berit Kostka, PhD: exactly right
2 mins
agree  writeaway: as I posted in discussion box. based wouldn't be my first choice but it gets the idea across.
4 mins
agree  Helen Shiner
6 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Town name


Explanation:
There are several towns by the name of 'Stöcken' in Germany.

Richard Stephen
United States
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: see D box, this was all explained /no prob. I didn't want to post an answer.
6 mins
  -> Sorry, Box D was not visible when I posted my answer
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
factory in Stöcken


Explanation:
XX factory in Stöcken (a part of Hanover)

The XX applies to a prominent, two-letter, German automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturer or a large tyre manufacturer, also based in Hanover.

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: Continental uses the word plant. Also in D box.
8 mins
  -> THX - plant is good
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
at the Stöcken site


Explanation:
the company had agreed to maintain the tyre production at the Stöcken site
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2005/12/inbrief/de051220...

Speaking at the Stöcken site, Dr Bernd Pischetsrieder, Chairman of the Board of Management Volkswagen AG, emphasised that
http://www.magmaweb.com/vwmarketplace/prototypes.html


which affects about 2,700 employees at the Stöcken site,
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/1997/07/inbrief/de970722...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: This is the first thing that comes (came) to mind and is what one finds in English. Not based in.
51 mins
  -> Thank you very much, writeaway
agree  Alan Johnson
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Alan
agree  Oliver_F
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Oliver
agree  Lancashireman
2 hrs
  -> Thanks you, Andrew! / minus the s
agree  Michele Fauble
22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele
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