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Baufachhandel

English translation: builders merchants

08:44 May 9, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: Baufachhandel
Kommunikationstreff der Branchen-Leader
BAU-FACHTAG
• Baufachhandel trifft Handwerk – die beste Netzwerkplattform im Frühjahr

specialized construction trade?
Vielen Dank!
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 23:24
English translation:builders merchants
Explanation:
Seems this is the right term
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Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Grading comment
vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5builders merchants
Kartik Isaac
4 +2home improvement retailers
Michael Martin, MA
4construction sector
Cillie Swart


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
builders merchants


Explanation:
Seems this is the right term


    https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=Baufachhandel
    https://www.hornbach-holding.de
Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: doesn't sound like English. the Linguee translations have a warning triangle and don't appear to have been translated by native English speakers. https://www.linguee.com/german-english/translation/baufachha...
1 hr
agree  Björn Vrooman: I don't like linguee either--actually, I hate it and I wish people would stop posting links to it. Most of the time, it's awful. But even a broken clock is right twice a day.
2 hrs
agree  Wendy Streitparth: I'd agree with that, though its a shame Ebrahim didn't stick with his first suggestion!
3 hrs
neutral  Kevin Fulton: Doesn't spund like English, either BE or AE
3 hrs
agree  Mair A-W (PhD): https://www.ucas.com/ucas/after-gcses/find-career-ideas/expl...
4 hrs
neutral  Eleanore Strauss: really doesn't sound like common usage. Who uses the word merchants?
6 hrs
agree  Thomas Pfann: Common usage here in the UK. Yellow Pages list 'Builders' merchants' and if you ask anyone on the street where the next builders' merchant is, they will know what you mean. It's where tradesmen (not necessarily the general public) buy their materials.
7 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter: This is appropriate if UK English is required.
22 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
home improvement retailers


Explanation:
or construction retailers - US English (I am thinking Home Depot;
hardware stores might fall in this category, too.

https://www.ibisworld.com/industry-trends/market-research-re...


Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 17:24
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eleanore Strauss: YES!
1 hr
agree  Richard Stephen: This is the correct terminology for the US
10 hrs
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1 day 51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
construction sector


Explanation:
This is about how this initiative brings the construction sector and handicraft sectors together.


    Reference: http://www.linguee.com
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 23:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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