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Fremdsprachenkorrespondent/in

English translation: foreign language secretary

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German term or phrase:Fremdsprachenkorrespondent/in
English translation:foreign language secretary
Entered by: Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth

05:18 Mar 3, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Fremdsprachenkorrespondent/in
I am wondering if there has ever been established an adequate English term for the profession of Fremdsprachenkorrespondent/in?
Google tells me "foreign language correspondent"; but to me this sounds more like a person working in the media field.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks.
Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
Local time: 03:27
foreign language secretary
Explanation:
would be my choice. Not ideal I know but if you need a noun phrase and not a description, that is what I would use in a pinch. Hence the medium rating.
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Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 03:27
Grading comment
Thank you everyone for your support.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8foreign language secretary
Ted Wozniak
2(language) correspondent
Ramey Rieger (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
bilingual secretary
Kim Metzger

Discussion entries: 1





  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
foreign language secretary


Explanation:
would be my choice. Not ideal I know but if you need a noun phrase and not a description, that is what I would use in a pinch. Hence the medium rating.

Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you everyone for your support.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly
1 hr
agree  BrigitteHilgner
6 hrs
agree  Kim Metzger: Or bilingual/trilingual secretary
8 hrs
agree  RobinB: Agree with Kim that "bilingual secretary" is probably the most common term, even though it's so misleading.
9 hrs
agree  writeaway: I think foreign language secretary covers it well without getting cornered into pinpointing how many languages are involved.
12 hrs
agree  Juliet Dawnay
1 day 3 hrs
agree  Sanni Kruger (X)
1 day 5 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
1 day 9 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
(language) correspondent


Explanation:
I would just put the respective language in front,

but no context, no confidence

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 10:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 54
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Reference comments


8 hrs
Reference: bilingual secretary

Reference information:
If it is clear that the secretary must deal with correspondence in two foreign languages, you would call her/him a trilingual secretary.

Bilingual secretaries undertake secretarial duties and office based tasks such as translating and word processing documents that involve using one or more foreign languages.
Bilingual Secretaries read and translate letters and other documents, deal with telephone enquiries and visitors, interpret at meetings and conferences, and deal with a wide range of general secretarial duties.
The amount of time a secretary spends working in a foreign language depends on the type of company they work for and their position within the company. Junior secretaries may spend much of their time working in their own language.

http://www.careerdirections.ie/ShowJobFull.aspx?job_id=589

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 459
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