Jun 11, 2009 19:44
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
prefecto
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Government / Politics
in Venezuela
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | official |
Richard McDorman
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| 5 | civil governor |
Kent Miller
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| 5 | high ranking government officer |
Kent Miller
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| 3 | municipal chief officer, or district governor (Venezuela etc.) |
TechLawDC
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Proposed translations
1 min
Richard McDorman
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Miami, Florida USA
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Latin to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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14
Selected
official
I would go with "official," and not the literal but archaic-sounding "prefect." As in, "government official."
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-06-11 19:47:06 GMT)
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"Prefect" would not be wrong in a technical sense, but I don't think that it works well in Modern English. Review at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefect.
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-06-11 19:47:50 GMT)
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NB: "Magistrate" could also work, depending on the context.
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-06-11 19:47:06 GMT)
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"Prefect" would not be wrong in a technical sense, but I don't think that it works well in Modern English. Review at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefect.
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-06-11 19:47:50 GMT)
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NB: "Magistrate" could also work, depending on the context.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
civil governor
civil governor or a similar high ranking government officer
4 mins
high ranking government officer
more context is needed
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Richard McDorman
: I disagree with "high ranking," although not with "government officer."
9 mins
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2 hrs
municipal chief officer, or district governor (Venezuela etc.)
Does not exist in Spain, except possibly as a district police official (prefect of police, similar to a district police chief).
Largely obsolete in Latin America.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-11 22:10:14 GMT)
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The type of municipality is not a city (in which case the chief officer would be the mayor, el alcalde). Rather, it is a village or township or other unincorporated district.
Largely obsolete in Latin America.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-11 22:10:14 GMT)
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The type of municipality is not a city (in which case the chief officer would be the mayor, el alcalde). Rather, it is a village or township or other unincorporated district.
Discussion
prefectura = prefecture