unselbständig

English translation: dependent

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German term or phrase:unselbständig
English translation:dependent
Entered by: Kathi Stock

11:01 Jan 31, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Economics
German term or phrase: unselbständig
Aus einer Gewerbeabbmeldung:
Vertretungsberechtigte Person/Betriebsleiter (nur bei inländischen Aktiengesellschaften, Zweigniederlassungen und *unselbständigen* Zweigstellen)
Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 04:48
dependent
Explanation:
opposite of selbständig

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-01-31 11:08:33 GMT)
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See also this link:
www.invest-in-germany.de/en/research/economic_facts
for the difference between independent and dependent branches

\"A distinction should be made between the independent branch, described above, and the dependent branch. It has the character of a dependent branch sales office which is dependent in every respect on the main office, which is responsible for the central administration. Dependent branches can include depots or manufacturing centres of a corporation which in terms of location are separate from the HQ.\"
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Niamh Mahony
Local time: 11:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8dependent
Niamh Mahony
3non-independent
CMJ_Trans (X)
2suborinate
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
unselbständig
dependent


Explanation:
opposite of selbständig

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-01-31 11:08:33 GMT)
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See also this link:
www.invest-in-germany.de/en/research/economic_facts
for the difference between independent and dependent branches

\"A distinction should be made between the independent branch, described above, and the dependent branch. It has the character of a dependent branch sales office which is dependent in every respect on the main office, which is responsible for the central administration. Dependent branches can include depots or manufacturing centres of a corporation which in terms of location are separate from the HQ.\"


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Niamh Mahony
Local time: 11:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frosty
8 mins

agree  Ingrid Blank
11 mins

agree  Steffen Walter
14 mins

agree  Ute Bartsch
38 mins

agree  Laura Terrett
42 mins

agree  vanessak
56 mins

agree  Bjørn Anthun
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agree  Claudia Neuner (X)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
non-independent


Explanation:
closer to original

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 11:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
unselbständig
suborinate


Explanation:
another option

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Note added at 48 mins (2005-01-31 11:49:52 GMT)
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make that \"subordinate\", sorry

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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