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Abf. GF

English translation: "MD legally responsible for waste management"

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German term or phrase:Abf. GF
English translation:"MD legally responsible for waste management"
Entered by: Languageman

11:44 Nov 9, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / Environmental and logistic services
German term or phrase: Abf. GF
Very little context unfortunately. This is part of a job title in a list of members of staff at a waste management and logistics company.
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Assistentin Projektmanagement/Abf.GF
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Possibly a bit of a long shot - any one feeling inspired!?

Thanks in advance. Stephen.
Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:47
Assistant to the Managing Director responsible for waste management
Explanation:
to take the whole phrase.
(GFAbf. being the MD for responsible waste management)
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 02:47
Grading comment
Thanks everyone for the detailed help and suggestions. I went with this (with the addition of 'legally') as it seemed the most accurate explanation of the Austrian meaning. I suggested "MD (Waste Law)" as a possible shorter alternative.
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Summary of answers provided
4Environmental Managing Director
Stephen Sadie
3managing director
Scout2003 (X)
3Assistant to the Managing Director responsible for waste management
Stephen Sadie
2GF = Geschäftsführer = General Manager/Managing Director
Steffen Walter


Discussion entries: 12





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
managing director


Explanation:
GF means definetly Geschäftsführer
Abf usually stands for waste (maybe the person is the managing director of the waste company...)

hope this helps a little

Scout2003 (X)
Local time: 02:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: doesn't really answer the question!
21 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
GF = Geschäftsführer = General Manager/Managing Director


Explanation:
This might be part of the solution. Abf. *could* stand for Abfall(management) = waste (management) but by no means sure. Is there a blank space between Abf. and GF?

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Note added at 32 mins (2005-11-09 12:16:48 GMT)
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Klaus is right - this might well be "Abt(eilung) GF", whatever GF means here.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 02:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 189
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Assistant to the Managing Director responsible for waste management


Explanation:
to take the whole phrase.
(GFAbf. being the MD for responsible waste management)


Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 02:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks everyone for the detailed help and suggestions. I went with this (with the addition of 'legally') as it seemed the most accurate explanation of the Austrian meaning. I suggested "MD (Waste Law)" as a possible shorter alternative.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Environmental Managing Director


Explanation:
Dateiformat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - HTML-Version
Handbuch "Legal Compliance" und der Teilnahme am Environmental Manager Pool ... Tätigkeit als abfallrechtlicher Geschäftsführer gemäß § 15 Abs. 5 AWG; ...
www.wkw.at/Docextern/sindustri/oeko_audit_2002.pdf - Ähnliche Seiten

after the information that it is Austrian

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 02:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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