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Erwerbsbeschäftigung

English translation: employment/gainful employment

10:18 Oct 2, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Erwerbsbeschäftigung
Context:

Die Veredlungstochter der hat ihre Produktlinien in erster Linie für Single- und Zwei-Personen-Haushalte entwickelt. Damit trägt auch dem Wandel der Arbeitswelt Rechnung. Denn gerade die Zielgruppe der 18- bis 49-jährigen Verbraucher muss die Belange der Erwerbsbeschäftigung und die persönlichen Be-dürfnisse zunehmend flexibel aufeinander ab-stimmen.

Thanks in advance
mattsmith
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:32
English translation:employment/gainful employment
Explanation:
Erwerbstätigkeit - employment
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Andreas Regner
Germany
Local time: 19:32
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5working life
Annett Kottek (X)
4 +3employment/gainful employment
Andreas Regner
5occupation
StanleyChr
4earning a living
Annett Brown, MBA, CT
3income-producing [homework]
gangels (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
employment/gainful employment


Explanation:
Erwerbstätigkeit - employment

Andreas Regner
Germany
Local time: 19:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kerstin Green
4 mins
agree  Bianca Marsden-Day: gainful employment
1 day 1 hr
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
working life


Explanation:
Normally I'd use 'gainful employment' for this term, but I think that in this context 'working life' works better. Another option would be work responsibilities.

Example sentence(s):
  • Consumers increasingly have to balance the demands of working life with their personal needs.
  • Consumers increasingly have to balance personal and work responsibilities.
Annett Kottek (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andreas Regner
9 mins
  -> Thank you, Andreas!
agree  itla: This goes in the right direction – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-life_balance
48 mins
  -> Thank you, itla!
agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Goldcoaster.
agree  Blaess
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Blaess.
agree  Ingrid Moore
1 day 5 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
income-producing [homework]


Explanation:
xxx

gangels (X)
Local time: 11:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 219
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
earning a living


Explanation:
Stimme weitestgehend der anderen Annett :-) zu. Es geht hier weniger um Anstellung als vielmehr um den Verdienst des Lebensunterhaltes, was nicht unbedingt durch eine Anstellung (employment) erzielt wird. Wollte nur noch eine weitere Variante anbieten.

Annett Brown, MBA, CT
United States
Local time: 12:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 days 28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
occupation


Explanation:
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...

Noun
1. a person's job or profession

StanleyChr
South Africa
Local time: 19:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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