Betriebsruhetag

English translation: plant shutdown {days}

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German term or phrase:Betriebsruhetag
English translation:plant shutdown {days}
Entered by: Joanne Parker

19:26 Aug 21, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Manufacturing
German term or phrase: Betriebsruhetag
"Ausgenommen sind Feiertage und vorher angekündigte Betriebsruhetage."

So these are notified days when the factory is not working - is there a specific term for this in English?

Thanks!
Joanne Parker
Local time: 08:33
plant shutdown {days}
Explanation:
When I worked for RCA, they had enforced vacation for one week in the summer. It was called plant shutdown there.

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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 00:33
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4 +6plant shutdown {days}
jccantrell
4company day off
Jay Whitten


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
plant shutdown {days}


Explanation:
When I worked for RCA, they had enforced vacation for one week in the summer. It was called plant shutdown there.



jccantrell
United States
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
I liked this suggestion the best - thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Darin Fitzpatrick
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agree  David Moore (X)
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agree  jhp (X)
3 hrs

agree  Julia Lipeles
3 hrs

agree  Jens Kaestel
4 hrs

agree  Steven Sidore: absolutely, here's an example from a current article in the NYT: http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/us/20vacation.html
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company day off


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    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22company+day+off%...
Jay Whitten
Russian Federation
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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