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Opening remarks.

Spanish translation: Observaciones preliminares / Palabras inaugurales

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English term or phrase:Opening remarks.
Spanish translation:Observaciones preliminares / Palabras inaugurales
Entered by: Elisa Lopez Schiaffino

11:12 Jun 20, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Business.
English term or phrase: Opening remarks.
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from American English into Latin American Spanish. It's a translation about a construction and financial meeting here in The US. Translators from Spain ,feel free to send us the equivalent in European Spanish.

Here is the full paragraph:

Agenda
Welcome and opening remarks.

Financial Report.

Management Report.
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 02:37
Observaciones preliminares / Palabras inaugurales
Explanation:
The UN has used both "Observaciones preliminares" and "Palabras inaugurales". Any of those would work well (see the References).
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Elisa Lopez Schiaffino
Local time: 01:37
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7Observaciones preliminares / Palabras inaugurales
Elisa Lopez Schiaffino
5 +1comentarios de apertura.
Patricia Leon Fedak
3observaciones/comentarios iniciales
Camila Garay Adriel


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
opening remarks.
Observaciones preliminares / Palabras inaugurales


Explanation:
The UN has used both "Observaciones preliminares" and "Palabras inaugurales". Any of those would work well (see the References).

Example sentence(s):
  • "(...) mis palabras inaugurales han perdido mucho de su valor tradicional."
  • "(...) lo dije en las observaciones preliminares, en que debemos centrarnos en seguir progresando..."

    Reference: http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/608/60/PDF/...
    Reference: http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/PRO/N06/395/51/PDF/...
Elisa Lopez Schiaffino
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi: Palabras inaugurales
1 min
agree  abe(L)solano
5 mins
agree  Sara Fairen
1 hr
agree  JohnMcDove
3 hrs
agree  Paulo Gasques: Observaciones preliminares
7 hrs
agree  Adolfo Fulco
10 hrs
agree  Rocío Hermosilla: Observaciones preliminares
13 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
opening remarks.
comentarios de apertura.


Explanation:
Esto es una frase común y así es como se utiliza en la region de Latinoamérica. Existen otras sugerencias que podrían aplicarse a discreción del usuario, tales como:
“discurso inaugural”, “observaciones introductorias”, declaraciones de apertura”.


Patricia Leon Fedak
United States
Local time: 02:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help Miss Patricia.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  abe(L)solano: If it is a big meeting (Conference) then "Discurso inaugural" suits well.
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
opening remarks.
observaciones/comentarios iniciales


Explanation:
o preliminares

Camila Garay Adriel
Argentina
Local time: 03:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias por tu ayuda Camila.

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