Nov 5, 2010 15:27
13 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Werksreportage(n)
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Journalism
Section title of concrete/precast industry magazine
This is an isolated term request regarding the title of one of the "Rubriken" (sections) of a trade magazine reporting on latest advancements in the concrete and precast industry. Other sections include, for instance, reports on research projects, product news, events and announcements and brief patent descriptions.
Off the top of my head, I'd probably use "factory reports", "factory visits" or something along the lines of "On the factory floor". That said, I thought I'd better run this by the natives.
Many thanks in advance for your support.
Off the top of my head, I'd probably use "factory reports", "factory visits" or something along the lines of "On the factory floor". That said, I thought I'd better run this by the natives.
Many thanks in advance for your support.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Ex Works |
Colin Rowe
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| 3 +1 | Work in Progress |
Allison Wright (X)
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| 4 | Plant news |
Tim Hanes
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| 4 | plant reports |
Lonnie Legg
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| 3 | concrete news |
Annie and Rolf Reiser (X)
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| 3 | progress updates |
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
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Proposed translations
+2
40 mins
Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
Ex Works
This pun might work for you, given that the context is news, articles, reports, etc., coming "from works (plants/factories".
Original meaning of "Ex Works":
EXW – Ex Works (named place)
The seller makes the goods available at his premises. The buyer is responsible for all charges.
This trade term places the greatest responsibility on the buyer and minimum obligations on the seller. The Ex Works term is often used when making an initial quotation for the sale of goods without any costs included.
EXW means that a seller has the goods ready for collection at his premises (Works, factory, warehouse, plant) on the date agreed upon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incoterm
Original meaning of "Ex Works":
EXW – Ex Works (named place)
The seller makes the goods available at his premises. The buyer is responsible for all charges.
This trade term places the greatest responsibility on the buyer and minimum obligations on the seller. The Ex Works term is often used when making an initial quotation for the sale of goods without any costs included.
EXW means that a seller has the goods ready for collection at his premises (Works, factory, warehouse, plant) on the date agreed upon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incoterm
Note from asker:
| Good one but perhaps slightly OTT judging by the general tone/style of the magazine. I've proposed this to my client, too, though. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lancashireman
: Snappy.
9 hrs
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Thanks, Andrew!
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| agree |
casper (X)
: good one
11 hrs
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Thanks, :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
13 mins
Work in Progress
I am not a native, but this may work in your context.
Note from asker:
| Your suggestion does sound appealing but is a bit too general/unspecific in my opinion. |
30 mins
Plant news
Steffen - I like your "On the factory floor." "Werk" is a tough nut. In some industries, "plant" seems to be more common (for precast concrete, this seems to be the case) than "factory." The British often use "works" (google "precast concrete works" and you get about as many hits as "precast concrete plant"). That said "Works news" or "News from the works" doesn't quite work here.
Note from asker:
| I agree that "plant" is used even more frequently than "factory" in the precast industry. |
53 mins
concrete news
mit etwas Humor mit der Zweideutigkeit von 'concrete'
Note from asker:
| Too unspecific/ambiguous because the magazine also includes a "product news" section. |
2 hrs
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Native in English
Quality legal / financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
progress updates
to indicate developments and progress about what is happening in the plant.
plant updates is another option if you are more comfortable with using either plant or works in the title.
plant updates is another option if you are more comfortable with using either plant or works in the title.
Note from asker:
| Too unspecific because "progress" may also refer to products rather than plants/factories/production facilities. |
3 hrs
Lonnie Legg
Germany
Germany
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Germany
25 years in film industry
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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4
plant reports
We need more context to know whether "Reportagen" is used here in the classical sense of "onsite reporting". But "plant reports" covers this, as well as news updates.
Example sentence:
Weekly Concrete Ready-Mix Plant Reports
Reference:
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/materials/certificationdocs/ComplianceSummary-CheckList2007.doc
Note from asker:
| Journalists visit the plant/factory sites and interview staff - and write reports on these visits, so I guess that is pretty much what you had in mind re. "on-site reporting".. |
Discussion
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