Nov 5, 2016 00:38
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Norway
Dirección
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Medical report as part of legal documents
Hi,
I'm translating a court report from Spanish for Spain to British English. A medical report has been attached and the phrase above is causing me some issues. Please see the sentence below for full context:
INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA LEGAL DE CANTABRIA
DIRECCION: CANTABRIA
DEMARCACION: MEDIO CUDEYO
I was thinking along the lines of 'Region', but I'm not really sure at all. Could someone help please?
Many thanks!
I'm translating a court report from Spanish for Spain to British English. A medical report has been attached and the phrase above is causing me some issues. Please see the sentence below for full context:
INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA LEGAL DE CANTABRIA
DIRECCION: CANTABRIA
DEMARCACION: MEDIO CUDEYO
I was thinking along the lines of 'Region', but I'm not really sure at all. Could someone help please?
Many thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | Region |
neilmac
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| 4 +1 | Directorate |
AllegroTrans
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| 3 +1 | BRANCH |
Graciela Vicente
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| 3 +1 | Autonomous Community / Province |
Elena Calvo
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| 3 | Regional Authority |
Debora Blake
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| 3 -1 | Address |
Andy Watkinson
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Change log
Nov 5, 2016 00:38: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
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9 hrs
Selected
Region
In the UK sense of "Regional Authority responsable for whatever it's about" ...
The term corresponds to the lexical ítem "Directorate" or "Executive", or similar bodies.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:29:55 GMT)
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The literal translation of the Spanish term 'Autonomous Community' is not widely used outside Europe, where official terminology still refers to the regions, AFAIK.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:30:16 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant it's not widely used outside of SPAIN.
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http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/translation/cantabria...
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:32:07 GMT)
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http://www.deltalang.com/
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"Located in beautiful Santander, Spain, the capital of the Cantabria region, ..."
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:34:00 GMT)
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NB: It's NOT merely a province.
The term corresponds to the lexical ítem "Directorate" or "Executive", or similar bodies.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:29:55 GMT)
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The literal translation of the Spanish term 'Autonomous Community' is not widely used outside Europe, where official terminology still refers to the regions, AFAIK.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:30:16 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant it's not widely used outside of SPAIN.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:31:36 GMT)
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http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/translation/cantabria...
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:32:07 GMT)
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http://www.deltalang.com/
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:32:46 GMT)
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"Located in beautiful Santander, Spain, the capital of the Cantabria region, ..."
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-05 10:34:00 GMT)
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NB: It's NOT merely a province.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
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1 hr
Address
I can only assume that it means what is says, "address", i.e. this, I imagine, is what it says on the cover or first page of the report attached.
A report may be issued by any number of bodies, agencies, medical associations in this particular case, insurance company experts, and even individuals (specific physicians who've been involved).
If the report is from a particular sugeon I'm sure the full address would be entered.
As it is, and if it's one of a kind as is the case, whoever filled it in probably felt a bit daft pointing out that the "INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA LEGAL DE CANTABRIA" is actually in Cantabria but couldn't bring themselves to leave a blank space.
I'm discarding "department" or suchlike on the same basis.
I can't see it as anything but.
A report may be issued by any number of bodies, agencies, medical associations in this particular case, insurance company experts, and even individuals (specific physicians who've been involved).
If the report is from a particular sugeon I'm sure the full address would be entered.
As it is, and if it's one of a kind as is the case, whoever filled it in probably felt a bit daft pointing out that the "INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA LEGAL DE CANTABRIA" is actually in Cantabria but couldn't bring themselves to leave a blank space.
I'm discarding "department" or suchlike on the same basis.
I can't see it as anything but.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Richard Vranch
: It's Dirección General, I.e. General Directorate
2 days 2 hrs
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+1
4 hrs
Graciela Vicente
Native in Spanish
Works in field
TECHNICAL ,MARKETING & GRAL TRANSLATIONS
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
28
BRANCH
I THINK IT REFERS TO THE BRANCH OR OFFICE WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR REGION
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Robert Carter
: Yes, that makes the most sense. Actually thinking about it, it could even mean the head office.
15 hrs
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+1
5 hrs
Elena Calvo
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
Autonomous Community / Province
I think in this case the term they have used is not specific at all, but it clearly refers to the Autonomous Community, the Province, or in other countries, the State.
The following term ("Demarcación") is specifying the location within the province (Medio Cudeyo is a village in Cantabria, Spain).
I hope it helped!
The following term ("Demarcación") is specifying the location within the province (Medio Cudeyo is a village in Cantabria, Spain).
I hope it helped!
10 hrs
Debora Blake
France
France
Native in English
France
Audiovisual Translation Specialist
Native in: English 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Regional Authority
This is about an office/an entity having the authority to act on behalf of a region. So I think Regional Authority would work well here.
+1
21 hrs
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
1668
Directorate
directoratenoun [ C ] uk /daɪˈrek.tər.ət/ /dɪˈrek.tər.ət/ us /daɪˈrek.tər.ət/ /dɪˈrek.tər.ət/
a department or organization that is responsible for one particular thing:
the Norwegian fish and game directorate
the directorate of corporate development
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[...] the Committee and/or
the Executive Directorate regarding needs for assistance, including proposals from the Executive Directorate on what it has done or intends to
[...]
daccess-ods.un.org
[...] Estados que han comunicado
al Comité o la Dirección Ejecutiva sus necesidades de asistencia, incluidas las propuestas de la Dirección Ejecutiva sobre lo que ha hecho o se
[...]
daccess-ods.un.org
LTC has worked with
the Translation Directorate of the European Commission for over a decade , and as a result, has been
[...]
langtechus.com
LTC ha trabajado
con la Dirección General de Traducción de la Comisión Europea durante más de diez años y, como resultado
[...]
langtechus.com
a department or organization that is responsible for one particular thing:
the Norwegian fish and game directorate
the directorate of corporate development
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Note added at 22 hrs (2016-11-05 22:54:26 GMT)
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[...] the Committee and/or
the Executive Directorate regarding needs for assistance, including proposals from the Executive Directorate on what it has done or intends to
[...]
daccess-ods.un.org
[...] Estados que han comunicado
al Comité o la Dirección Ejecutiva sus necesidades de asistencia, incluidas las propuestas de la Dirección Ejecutiva sobre lo que ha hecho o se
[...]
daccess-ods.un.org
LTC has worked with
the Translation Directorate of the European Commission for over a decade , and as a result, has been
[...]
langtechus.com
LTC ha trabajado
con la Dirección General de Traducción de la Comisión Europea durante más de diez años y, como resultado
[...]
langtechus.com
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Richard Vranch
: I like Directorate as it's close to the original in full "Dirección General de ..." that each agency has in each CC.AA
1 day 6 hrs
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thanks Richard, but there are "directorates" underneath a "Directorate-General" (cf. the European Commission structure)
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