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English translation: BB

14:43 May 13, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / insolvency, but prob. general abbreviation
German term or phrase: BB
appears in references to court cases. Other abbreviations include AG, NZI. The text is about insolvency, but the court cases refer to the establishment of international jurisdiction.
stephkg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:20
English translation:BB
Explanation:
This is a journal named BetriebsBerater and is often referred to, like NZI = Neue Zeitschrift für das Recht der Insolvenz und Sanierung. I don't know what AG (maybe Arbeitsgericht) stands for.
But check for yourselves.
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Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 16:20
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4BB
Bernd Runge
3bank commissioner, bank supervisor // Bankbevollmächtigter
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
3grounds of appeal (if it is an abbreviation for "Berufungsbegründung")
Astrid Elke Witte


Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bank commissioner, bank supervisor // Bankbevollmächtigter


Explanation:
BB = Bankbevollmächtigter

Text about insolvency

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 16:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: This abbreviation could have virtually ANY meaning, depending on further context. I wouldn't dare post an answer without further information.
10 mins
  -> Well Steffen, I checked a list of abbreviations BB and this seemed to be the most probable and/or suitable for a text about insolvency... Anyway, just a suggestion.
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
BB


Explanation:
This is a journal named BetriebsBerater and is often referred to, like NZI = Neue Zeitschrift für das Recht der Insolvenz und Sanierung. I don't know what AG (maybe Arbeitsgericht) stands for.
But check for yourselves.

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 16:20
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 22
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. Yes, I think that it is probably the name of a journal. I think that AG stands for Amtsgericht.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: AG=Amtsgericht; http://www.trenkler.de/rechtsanwaltskanzlei/glossar.html
1 hr
  -> Danke, Johanna.
agree  Ingrid Moore
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Ingrid.
agree  Paul Skidmore: @ Stephkg: Bernd's suggestion is most probably correct. It would have been helpful if you had put the citation in context.
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Paul.
agree  wakky
19 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
grounds of appeal (if it is an abbreviation for "Berufungsbegründung")


Explanation:
This is what "BB" usually means in the documents that I translate (litigation).

A small "bb", on the other hand, means "bereits benannt", i.e. "already named" (when referring to witnesses).

Without knowing more about what you are translating I can only make these suggestions as further possibilities.

Astrid Elke Witte
Germany
Local time: 16:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90
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