Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
КЧС
English translation:
(Chairman of) Commission on Emergency Prevention, Response and Fire Safety
Added to glossary by
Alexander Grabowski
Jul 18, 2013 13:32
10 yrs ago
Russian term
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КЧС
Russian to English
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Military / Defense
Гражданская оборона
Как перевести Председатель КЧС и ПБ здесь речь идет о гражданской обороне -- Спасибо.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | (Chairman of) Commission on Emergency Prevention, Response and Fire Safety |
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(Chairman of) Commission on Emergency Prevention, Response and Fire Safety
Commission on Emergency Prevention, Response and Fire Safety
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Max Deryagin
: The reference website is the only website on the internet to use that wording. Multitran's “Committee for Emergency Response and Ensuring Fire Safety” is as bad, though.
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Allison Keating
: I would just add that in English it would be better to avoid the use of "chairman." A more gender-neutral term like "chair" or "chairperson" or even "head" would be more appropriate.
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Head sounds just perfect, agree and thank you!
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cyhul
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alex suhoy
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Reference comments
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George Pavlov
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Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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Reference:
Director of Calgary Emergency Management Agency
The name depends on the state, province, municipality, etc.
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