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German term or phrase:
Herr. Dipl. Ing. (FH) XY Schmidt
English translation:
XY Schmidt Dipl. Ing. (FH)
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Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
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Herr. Dipl. Ing. (FH) Schmidt
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In a list of managing directors for a company the German titles are given as above. Further titles include Herr Dipl. Ing. and Herr Dipl. Volkswirt MBA. I think I could graduate engineer for Dipl. Ing. but am unsure how to translate the above. Would it still be appropriate to put graduate engineer here too.
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Sep 30, 2010 13:13: writeaway changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Engineering (general)" to "Names (personal, company)"
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Mr Schmidt Dipl. Ing. (FH)
There are many ways to deal with translating qualifications and it may depend on your customers preference. As a rule I would not translate Dipl. Ing. but move it to after the name as shown.
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Lancashireman
: I wouldn't translate 'Herr' either. The honorific is as familiar to English speakers as 'Monsieur' or 'Señor'. But thank you anway for omitting the dot after 'Mr'.
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True, especially if there is a first name or initial; however Schmidt on its own also sounds a bit unusual does it not?
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AllegroTrans
: yes, a qualification is unique to its country, so it is best left untranslated
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philgoddard
: Dipl. Ing. and FH won't mean anything to an English speaker. I usually leave out titles like these unless they're especially relevant to the content of the document. Also, you can't say "Mr Schmidt" - you have to give his full name.
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