Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Buwog-Wohnung
English translation:
a "Buwog" apartment
Added to glossary by
Rachel Ward
Mar 27, 2006 14:38
18 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Buwog-Wohnung
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"Solange er noch bei der Polizei war, hat er seine Buwog-Wohnung gehabt, Bundesangestelltenwohnung, günstige Mieten und alles."
I understand the concept, but can't think what we would call this in English. I also wonder whether I can do anything with the abbreviation.
I understand the concept, but can't think what we would call this in English. I also wonder whether I can do anything with the abbreviation.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | a "Buwog" apartment |
Francis Lee (X)
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| 3 | civil servants' housing |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 3 | rearrange the sentence |
conny
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| 2 | police house/flat |
Claire Cox
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Proposed translations
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a "Buwog" apartment
As the implication is that this is from a novel etc. AND the author then describes what is being referred to, you can (and in fact probably should) leave the orignal term and then continue:
- ... cushy, cheap/low-rent housing for public employees ...
- (special) low-rent public-employee housing that comes with all the other privileges ...
BUWOG - Bauen und Wohnen GmbH is some sort of housing association.
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or:
- public service employees
- ... cushy, cheap/low-rent housing for public employees ...
- (special) low-rent public-employee housing that comes with all the other privileges ...
BUWOG - Bauen und Wohnen GmbH is some sort of housing association.
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or:
- public service employees
Peer comment(s):
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Ian M-H (X)
: Good solution
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ta for that vote of confidence ;-)
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Lancashireman
: Especially with your thoughts re an equivalent term for 'Beamte'
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indeed, "Beamte" is often wrongly translated as "civil servant"; imagine Quentin Crisp as a naked riot policeman ;-)
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Lori Dendy-Molz
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ta
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Francis and everyone."
5 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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40
civil servants' housing
That's the expression I would use.
Peer comment(s):
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Francis Lee (X)
: "public employees"; "civil servants" are something different / No, they are Beamten (= "public servants"); "civil servants" in the English-speaking world are a much more select group
18 mins
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In Germany, a policeman is a civil servant.
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Claire Cox
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
French & German Technical Translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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police house/flat
There used to be such a thing as police houses/flats over here - they probably don't exist any more! But I think that's the gist of what he's saying. I don't think it matters whether or not they apply to other civil servants as well - but you'll be able to decide that better from the context.
Peer comment(s):
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Francis Lee (X)
: but this appears to be a term in Austria that applies specifically to housing for all public service employees, not just police
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14 mins
rearrange the sentence
e.g.: "As long as he was employed in the police service, he was pampered/spoiled with an apartment provided by the federal civil service, low rents and all this stuff"
What would you do with Buwog? It must be an insider abbreviation, never heard of it so far.
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da ich mich mit Polizisten in Austria nicht auskenne, streiche ich den civil service welcher Art auch immer und plädiere für Buwog apartment
What would you do with Buwog? It must be an insider abbreviation, never heard of it so far.
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da ich mich mit Polizisten in Austria nicht auskenne, streiche ich den civil service welcher Art auch immer und plädiere für Buwog apartment
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Francis Lee (X)
: the "civil service" comprises bureaucrats etc., not police; btw, BuWog = "Bauen und Wohnen GmbH" ;-) / Ja - eben! LehrInnen auch, aber das sind alles keine "civil servants"
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auch Polizisten können Beamte sein
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