Massa

English translation: uniform

10:14 Oct 3, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Massa
I'm a bit stumped on the term 'Massa'. I'm dealing with an Austrian text (so perhaps specific to Austrian German). The sentence is about a staff member's experience:

1 Jahr Leiter des Gendarmerie-Massafonds als Referent für Massa(Uniform)-Angelegenheiten

Any ideas?

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Lloyd Bingham
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:05
English translation:uniform
Explanation:
so "uniform fund"
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petermark (X)
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Local time: 03:05
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5Bekleidung
Ines R.
3 +1uniform
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uniform


Explanation:
so "uniform fund"


    Reference: http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/oesterreich/politik/...
petermark (X)
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Local time: 03:05
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agree  philgoddard: The answer is there in the text.
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Bekleidung


Explanation:
Bekleidung (im allgemeinen hier sind Uniformen usw. enthalten)
Massafonds (Bekleidungsbewirtschaftung)
siehe Link unten..
Der "Massafonds" (Bekleidungsbewirtschaftung) steht noch heuer zur Ausgliederung an. In der Bundesverwaltung gibt es vier dieser Massafonds. Ob eine Ausgliederung aller vier Fonds gelingt, ist noch nicht ausgemacht. Das war schon vor 20 Jahren angedacht worden, scheiterte aber an den Knöpfen. Die Gendarmerie wollte auf ihre goldenen Knöpfe nicht verzichten. Jetzt legt sich die Zollwache quer. Sie hat in ihrem Fonds einen Überschuss.


    Reference: http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/oesterreich/politik/...
Ines R.
Spain
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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