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Vollkaufmannseigenschaft

English translation: definition of a registered merchant

15:32 Sep 17, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Vollkaufmannseigenschaft
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Anca Buzatu
Austria
Local time: 04:37
English translation:definition of a registered merchant
Explanation:
"I'm assuming that you meet the definition of a registered merchant."

This may fit your sentence. I picked up "definition" from a Linguee search for "Kaufmannseigenschaft," which led me only as far as
http://www.steuerliches-info-center.de/DE/Home/home_node.htm...
(for translation of Vollkaufmann, see:http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/law_general/1874...
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Peter Nutting
United States
Local time: 22:37
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 -1merchant feature
Claudia Hoffmann
3 +1definition of a registered merchant
Peter Nutting
4in his/her capacity as fully registered and certified merchant
Heinrich Stallmeister
3merchant status
freekfluweel


Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
merchant feature


Explanation:
merchant feature

Claudia Hoffmann
Germany
Local time: 04:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: pls. explain or provide refs to justify your CL5
13 mins
neutral  freekfluweel: So, that would be a sole entrepeneur with (a) merchant feature(s)...? No refs and no g-hits to back this up.
14 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
merchant status


Explanation:
http://212.63.69.85/DataBase/Edition/Notarius_03_04_2002.pdf

(pages 127 and 141)

freekfluweel
Netherlands
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
definition of a registered merchant


Explanation:
"I'm assuming that you meet the definition of a registered merchant."

This may fit your sentence. I picked up "definition" from a Linguee search for "Kaufmannseigenschaft," which led me only as far as
http://www.steuerliches-info-center.de/DE/Home/home_node.htm...
(for translation of Vollkaufmann, see:http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/law_general/1874...

Peter Nutting
United States
Local time: 22:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. I like your suggestion.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  oa_xxx (X)
21 hrs
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1 day 56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in his/her capacity as fully registered and certified merchant


Explanation:
Wenn es nicht um einen Vertragstext geht, halte ich hier alles für abgedeckt, sonst vielleicht doch besser Chamber of Commerce kontaktieren.

Heinrich Stallmeister
Germany
Local time: 04:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
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