Jul 1, 2018 17:51
5 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Your intended meaning in fluency
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Serienmöbel
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Furniture / Household Appliances
Name of a kind of furniture, how it is produced.
This is taken from a EAW report, a report that is promoting a firm's products (Company A sells wood working products). The company sells internationally. UK EN is called for. The audience are joineries.
They are introducing a customer of their and go on to report how satisfied they are with their product.
"Die Unternehmung Company B, in Hamburg ist spezialisiert auf die Entwicklung und Herstellung von Sonder- und SERIENMÖBEL – vom exklusiven Einzelstück bis zur kompletten Ladeneinrichtung."
"Furniture produced in a series" is too long. "Serially produced furniture" also. I'm just not sure at all. And what is EAW? A German or English abbreviation?
Here is my translation so far. Feel free to correct.
"The Hamburg based company, Mario Beck, specializes in the development and production of custom-made and SERIALLY PRODUCED furniture - from exclusive unique pieces to complete shopfittings."
Thanks to all veterans out there from an amateur!
They are introducing a customer of their and go on to report how satisfied they are with their product.
"Die Unternehmung Company B, in Hamburg ist spezialisiert auf die Entwicklung und Herstellung von Sonder- und SERIENMÖBEL – vom exklusiven Einzelstück bis zur kompletten Ladeneinrichtung."
"Furniture produced in a series" is too long. "Serially produced furniture" also. I'm just not sure at all. And what is EAW? A German or English abbreviation?
Here is my translation so far. Feel free to correct.
"The Hamburg based company, Mario Beck, specializes in the development and production of custom-made and SERIALLY PRODUCED furniture - from exclusive unique pieces to complete shopfittings."
Thanks to all veterans out there from an amateur!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | custom and serial furniture production |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 4 +4 | mass-produced line of furniture |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 | standard furniture |
Michael Martin, MA
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Proposed translations
+3
5 mins
Selected
custom and serial furniture production
mass production sounds horrid
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Michele Fauble
5 mins
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Mercí Michele!
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| agree |
writeaway
50 mins
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| agree |
Wendy Streitparth
: Yep.
1 hr
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| neutral |
Eleanore Strauss
: sorry...have to agree. I see serial fairly often, and it's not appropriate. Series production = mass produced
20 hrs
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Okay!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "@ElliCom: Thanks for your comment, that's the one I chose."
9 mins
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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10
standard furniture
They design and manufacture both custom and standard furniture, I'd say.
+4
1 hr
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
283
mass-produced line of furniture
Seems like most translations of "Serien-" this and that as "serial" are translations of German texts. I don't find "serial" to be common usage in English.
Vertretbare bewegliche Sachen (§ 91 BGB@) sind beliebig austauschbar z.B. Massenprodukt wie Serienmöbel http://lexikon.jura-basic.de/aufruf.php?file=4&art=6&find=We...
Serienfertigung
Besonders für große Stückzahlen (Serienmöbel) werden geformte Gestellteile bzw. ganze Gestelle aus Hartschaum (z.B. PUR-Hartschaum) gefertigt.
http://www.raumausstattung.de/wohnen/lexikon.php?begriff=Ges...
Thonet’s strategic advantage was that his patented bending process provided the means to create the first mass-produced line of furniture that was beautiful and unique. https://www.thonet.com/files/docs/bof-jun07-2017-reprint-new...
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Note added at 22 hrs (2018-07-02 16:24:37 GMT)
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From exclusive individual pieces to large production orders: NILO Schreinerei Küchenbau AG in Wettingen specialises in the development and manufacture of custom-made and series production furniture. http://www.lamello.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Content/Startse...
Vertretbare bewegliche Sachen (§ 91 BGB@) sind beliebig austauschbar z.B. Massenprodukt wie Serienmöbel http://lexikon.jura-basic.de/aufruf.php?file=4&art=6&find=We...
Serienfertigung
Besonders für große Stückzahlen (Serienmöbel) werden geformte Gestellteile bzw. ganze Gestelle aus Hartschaum (z.B. PUR-Hartschaum) gefertigt.
http://www.raumausstattung.de/wohnen/lexikon.php?begriff=Ges...
Thonet’s strategic advantage was that his patented bending process provided the means to create the first mass-produced line of furniture that was beautiful and unique. https://www.thonet.com/files/docs/bof-jun07-2017-reprint-new...
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Note added at 22 hrs (2018-07-02 16:24:37 GMT)
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From exclusive individual pieces to large production orders: NILO Schreinerei Küchenbau AG in Wettingen specialises in the development and manufacture of custom-made and series production furniture. http://www.lamello.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Content/Startse...
Note from asker:
| Hi Kim, Would this apply to a firm that is very small? Unfortunately I forgot to mention that. http://www.mario-beck.com/galerie.html?option=com_ponygallery&Itemid=11&func=viewcategory&catid=1 |
| Thank you for you suggestion and doing so much research. I read the links. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lancashireman
: UK English requested, so let them have it: mass-produced or series-production furniture.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Edith Kelly
11 hrs
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| agree |
Björn Vrooman
: I'd go with "standardised" (cf d-box) and bespoke (not "custom"). @asker Preferably "specialise," i.e. -s-, not -z-. // Don't get me wrong. Merely a personal preference. Also agree w/ your comment about serial.
13 hrs
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I also think "line of furniture" works well here.
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| agree |
Eleanore Strauss
: series production is the appropriate term - and that is so in the uncouth wilderness of North America.
19 hrs
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Discussion
I wish you all a good day!
Thanks again.
In essence, it's a play on Kim's suggestion, as series production is mass production is "The manufacture of goods in large quantities, often using standardized designs and assembly-line techniques."
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Series production
Often, "Serien-" in German is not translated into English using "series" (serial is best reserved for number, killer and adulterer). It's just mass production, commercialization, etc. We've had a Q about this (re cars):
https://wiki.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/electronics_el...
In the auto industry, series is indeed common. If it were another sector, other options (as suggested there) may be more appropriate.
I only wanted to draw attention to the fact that a) you could avoid the issue altogether by using "standardised" and b) that it should be -s- instead of -z- and bespoke instead of custom in BrE (cf "custom" entry in Cambridge, Oxford and Longman).
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Some are "bespoke" (that's BrE!) products; the others are "standardised." You can see that here:
http://www.fabritecfurniture.co.uk/Office.html
http://www.sharpbydesign.co.uk/about-us.html
BTW, Entwicklung should be "design" (cf above).
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