Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kutschenfahrbrevet
English translation:
(German) carriage driving licence
Added to glossary by
Karen Zaragoza
Nov 16, 2011 19:22
12 yrs ago
German term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
Kutschenfahrbrevet
German to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Employee newsletter.
Ich habe selber Pferde und besitze das Kutschenfahrbrevet
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | (German) carriage driving licence |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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| 3 | coach driver's license |
Wendy Streitparth
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Change log
Nov 23, 2011 16:11: Karen Zaragoza changed "Term asked" from "kutschenfahrbrev" to "Kutschenfahrbrevet"
Nov 23, 2011 16:11: Karen Zaragoza changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/502">David Rumsey's</a> old entry - "kutschenfahrbrev"" to ""(German) carriage driving licence""
Proposed translations
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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32
German term (edited):
kutschenfahrbrev
Selected
(German) carriage driving licence
carriage driving in GB, coach could be a motor vehicle here
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-16 20:52:38 GMT)
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http://www.britishhorse.com/products/dictionary-for-carriage...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-16 20:52:38 GMT)
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http://www.britishhorse.com/products/dictionary-for-carriage...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
German term (edited):
kutschenfahrbrev
coach driver's license
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-11-16 19:48:35 GMT)
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The precise UK English expression seems to be hackney carriage licence or horse-drawn carriage licence
hackney carriage (taxi) licence
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=10...
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-11-16 19:48:35 GMT)
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The precise UK English expression seems to be hackney carriage licence or horse-drawn carriage licence
hackney carriage (taxi) licence
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=10...
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Coach is ambiguous, and as you say, Hackney carriage means taxi and is therefore not appropriate.
1 hr
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"Hackney Carriage" has the same meaning as in the 1847 Act. http://www.derby.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/EBF14A41-7F4A-4991-9E54... Didn't know they had taxi cabs in 1847!
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