Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Arbeitsplätze abbauen
English translation:
eliminate jobs
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Mar 5, 2003 22:55
21 yrs ago
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German term
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Arbeitsplätze abbauen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
I know what it means but am not satisfied I've ever found the best translation.
Dieser Wettbewerbsvorteil könnte beispielsweise den negativen Trend in der europäischen Teppichindustrie (in deutschen Teppichunternehmen wurden 2002 bis zu 20% der Arbeitsplätze abgebaut) aufhalten und dem Erhalt vieler akut gefährdeter Arbeitsplätze dienen.
Dieser Wettbewerbsvorteil könnte beispielsweise den negativen Trend in der europäischen Teppichindustrie (in deutschen Teppichunternehmen wurden 2002 bis zu 20% der Arbeitsplätze abgebaut) aufhalten und dem Erhalt vieler akut gefährdeter Arbeitsplätze dienen.
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eliminate jobs/reduce jobs
that's what I found
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Saskia and everyone else for your ideas. Job cutbacks is indeed a good solution but in my sentence: "2002 wurden bis zu 20% der Arbeitsplätze abgebaut" I found eliminated to be the easiest term to use."
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eliminate
Have you considered something as simple as "eliminated"? Just a thought.
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job cutbacks
another way to express it.
just depends if it fits and if you like it.
PBS unveils job cutbacks PBS is eliminating 10% of its 565-person work force,
as part of a restructuring that will close the organization’s Midwest ...
www.broadcastingcable.com/esec/Article_181756.htm
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Knight Ridder announces job cutbacks. San Jose-based Knight Ridder
is cutting back its work force throughout the newspaper chain. ...
sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/ stories/2001/04/23/daily74.html - 4
London growing despite job cutbacks Nick Goodway, Evening Standard, 11 November 2002. ONDON saw an expansion in output and demand ...
www.thisismoney.com/20021111/nm55416.html - 28k - In cache - Gelijkwaardige pagina\'s
.. Only current State employees whose positions are targeted for job cutbacks and have been placed on lists for preferential hiring status. ...
www.dfg.ca.gov/hrb/pages/jobswithdfg.htm - 36k
just depends if it fits and if you like it.
PBS unveils job cutbacks PBS is eliminating 10% of its 565-person work force,
as part of a restructuring that will close the organization’s Midwest ...
www.broadcastingcable.com/esec/Article_181756.htm
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Note added at 2003-03-05 23:17:24 (GMT)
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Knight Ridder announces job cutbacks. San Jose-based Knight Ridder
is cutting back its work force throughout the newspaper chain. ...
sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/ stories/2001/04/23/daily74.html - 4
London growing despite job cutbacks Nick Goodway, Evening Standard, 11 November 2002. ONDON saw an expansion in output and demand ...
www.thisismoney.com/20021111/nm55416.html - 28k - In cache - Gelijkwaardige pagina\'s
.. Only current State employees whose positions are targeted for job cutbacks and have been placed on lists for preferential hiring status. ...
www.dfg.ca.gov/hrb/pages/jobswithdfg.htm - 36k
Peer comment(s):
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Giusi Pasi
: I like this one
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Sarah Downing
: My first thought, too - this term is used a lot
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Richard George Elliott
: ..up to 20% of jobs were cut..
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Anca Nitu
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Rowan Morrell
: This one is my preference.
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Steffen Walter
: or job cuts
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Andrea Kopf
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Jacqueline McKay (X)
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Naresh Advani
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Indian, UK, US)
Works in: German to English, Hindi to English
retrench jobs (or personnel)
This is the appropriate term used when referring to reduction / elimination of jobs. The abstract noun would be retrenchment of jobs or personnel. (In german carpet industries up to 20% of personnel were retrenched in 2002).
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Ellen Zittinger
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&
English
Educator/Realtor/Securities Rep/Agent
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English
the workforce was cut/reduced by 20%
amongst other possibilities
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Robin Ward
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Related KudoZ points
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4
to axe jobs
If you're looking for something other than to eliminate/to cut: this is yet another one which I've frequently seen in newspapers, notably the Financial Times/Economist.
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shed
"All three have shed jobs by the tens of thousands."
or
reduced the number of positions by 20%
Scaled down
Shaved off
a few more alternatives
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reduced the number of positions by 20%
Scaled down
Shaved off
a few more alternatives
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