Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
agencia
English translation:
agencia (municipal office)
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Oct 10, 2004 19:21
19 yrs ago
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agencia
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From a Mexican text. I'm looking for an adequate translation for this geographic administrative unit. It is from a table and other terms include estado (state), municipio (municipality/county), cabecera (municipal seat)... but I don't how to translate "agencia." "Agency" or "office" won't do in this context. Thank you!
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| 4 +3 | agencia (municipal office) |
Michele Fauble
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| 5 +3 | bureau |
Pablo Pérez Benítez (X)
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Jo Mayr
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| 5 | bureau / administration / unit / board |
CarolynB
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MultiLang.Pro
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Marijke Singer
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Michele Fauble
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agencia (municipal office)
"Xuchitl is a community of approximately 394 people (INEGI 1996). It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre (see Figure 7). Maize farming dominates this community. It is also an agencia (municipal office), that is, there is a branch office with elected community members who can carry out some of the services of the municipal government."
www.msu.edu/user/ishidalo/chapter2.htm
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\"The Hernández sisters will testify that the workers met with Prof. Justiniano Ruiz Tirado of the municipal office of Izúcar de Matamoros, and asked for his assistance. He contacted the Junta de Puebla and they informed him that the situation was a “dispute between two unions.”
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www.msu.edu/user/ishidalo/chapter2.htm
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\"The Hernández sisters will testify that the workers met with Prof. Justiniano Ruiz Tirado of the municipal office of Izúcar de Matamoros, and asked for his assistance. He contacted the Junta de Puebla and they informed him that the situation was a “dispute between two unions.”
whipsaw.blogspot.com/
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Tehani
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francisco_mx
: As far as I'm concerned such divisions as 'municipio', 'distrito federal' or 'estado' are called "geopolitical divisions", but agencia, is more like an office, or bureau. I should investigate deeper. Even though I agree with M. Fauble.
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cecilia_fraga
: si, muy buena opcion. Felicidades!!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I checked with the client, and he suggested exactly this. Thanks much to Michele for the Mexico references."
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Marijke Singer
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department/division
In the UK we have the department of education, etc. Will this do?
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department
I have not enaugh context, sorry. The usual term its agency. good luck :)
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Lillian van den Broeck
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Gracias Luna!
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Thank you, Brenda!
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ERossetti
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Thank you, E.!
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gonzalezbarry
: But, what about "Entidad"?
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Michele Fauble
: My reference explains the agency and its function, "agencia (municipal office), a branch office with elected community members who can carry out some of the services of the municipal government".
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bureau
3 (esp US) government department... 4 office; agency
from Oxford Adbanced Learners' Dictionary, ISBN 019 431167 8
from Oxford Adbanced Learners' Dictionary, ISBN 019 431167 8
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bureau / administration / unit / board
Take yuur pick - examples from the USA: Federal Bureau of Investigation / Federal Drug Administration / Special Crimes Unit / Board of Trade
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MultiLang.Pro
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