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freie Werkstätten

English translation: independent garages

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German term or phrase:freie Werkstätten
English translation:independent garages
Entered by: Sybille Brückner

16:36 Jan 31, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
German term or phrase: freie Werkstätten
... Großkunden, zu denen *freie Werkstätten* und markengebundene Autohäuser gehören.


(Freie Werkstätten reparieren Autos aller Marken)
Sybille Brückner
Germany
Local time: 14:13
independent garages
Explanation:
if it is indeed about cars

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Note added at 1 min (2006-01-31 16:38:25 GMT)
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or "workshops" if you'd prefer

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Note added at 2 mins (2006-01-31 16:39:19 GMT)
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non-affiliated garages/workshops
Selected response from:

Jonathan MacKerron
Grading comment
Thank you Jonathan and all the other for the suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
1 +8independent garages
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +8
freie Werkstätten
independent garages


Explanation:
if it is indeed about cars

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Note added at 1 min (2006-01-31 16:38:25 GMT)
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or "workshops" if you'd prefer

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Note added at 2 mins (2006-01-31 16:39:19 GMT)
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non-affiliated garages/workshops

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
Thank you Jonathan and all the other for the suggestions.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: or maybe "independent (car) repair shops :)
3 mins
  -> yes, depending on the continent
agree  Alan Johnson
5 mins
agree  Steffen Walter
8 mins
agree  jccantrell: That is what we call them here in the USA.
11 mins
agree  Tanja K
12 mins
agree  gangels (X)
35 mins
agree  doctor_suz
2 hrs
agree  QualityOnTime: independent repair shop or body shop (bigger businesses "dealer's shop"
2 hrs
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