Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 23, 2005 04:56
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
Literature, Environment, Law
Works in: French to English, German to English, Afrikaans to English
voorwerker
Dutch to English
Other
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
From a job description for a warehouseman (Flemish source text):
Magazijnier grondstoffen (M/V) Receiving
Ressorteert onder aan verantwoordelijke van de expeditie de voorwerker magazijnen.
What sort of job does a "voorwerker" have? The only "voorwerker" references I can find have to do with bricks.
Magazijnier grondstoffen (M/V) Receiving
Ressorteert onder aan verantwoordelijke van de expeditie de voorwerker magazijnen.
What sort of job does a "voorwerker" have? The only "voorwerker" references I can find have to do with bricks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | foreman |
Deborah do Carmo
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Portugal
Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
foreman
supervisory position usually over a team of other workers - in this case over those working in warehousing dispatch
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Note added at 2 hrs 11 mins (2005-03-23 07:07:40 GMT)
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think it\'s just another term for voorman (onderbaas)
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Note added at 2 hrs 12 mins (2005-03-23 07:09:00 GMT)
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This Belgian advert seems to confirm that http://www.ascento.be/nl/wn/vacatures/voorwerker.shtm
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Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2005-03-23 07:27:20 GMT)
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Job description: (supervisory/organising)
Als voorwerker bent u de verantwoordelijke voor de goede gang van uitvoering op de werf. U plant en organiseert het werk, communiceert met de klant en geeft leiding aan 4 tot 8 medewerkers
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Note added at 2 hrs 11 mins (2005-03-23 07:07:40 GMT)
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think it\'s just another term for voorman (onderbaas)
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Note added at 2 hrs 12 mins (2005-03-23 07:09:00 GMT)
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This Belgian advert seems to confirm that http://www.ascento.be/nl/wn/vacatures/voorwerker.shtm
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Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2005-03-23 07:27:20 GMT)
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Job description: (supervisory/organising)
Als voorwerker bent u de verantwoordelijke voor de goede gang van uitvoering op de werf. U plant en organiseert het werk, communiceert met de klant en geeft leiding aan 4 tot 8 medewerkers
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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