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Comisario

English translation: Chief of Police

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Spanish term or phrase:Comisario
English translation:Chief of Police
Entered by: patinba

21:38 Oct 31, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Comisario- Certificado de antecedentes penales
Spanish term or phrase: Comisario
Hola, estimados. Me encuentro traduciendo un certificado de antecedentes penales y al pie del documento aparece una firma y un sello. En el sello se lee ''Comisario de la Provincia de Córdoba''. Lo he visto como ''Police commissioner'' y ''Police Superintendent'' pero la verdad no estoy segura si son equivalentes apropiados. Desde ya gracias.
FlorRios
Argentina
Local time: 11:41
Chief of Police
Explanation:
Chief of Police of the Province of Córdoba

Córdoba Provincial Police - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Córdoba_Provincial_P...
Comisario Julio César Suárez, Chief of Police. Website. Official website. The Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba (Córdoba Provincial Police; PPC) is an Argentine ...
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 11:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8Chief of Police
patinba
5 +1commissioner
Jean Echevers
4Head of Police Precinct
Daniel Coria


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Chief of Police


Explanation:
Chief of Police of the Province of Córdoba

Córdoba Provincial Police - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Córdoba_Provincial_P...
Comisario Julio César Suárez, Chief of Police. Website. Official website. The Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba (Córdoba Provincial Police; PPC) is an Argentine ...

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 11:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  philgoddard: Or commissioner.
1 min
  -> Yes. Shouldn't say this, but I think you could use a number of options without anyone objecting.
agree  James A. Walsh
34 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Carlos Segura
3 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  AllegroTrans
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  neilmac
11 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Cristóbal López Mazo
12 hrs
  -> Gracias !
agree  JohnKelly
12 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Ruth Rubina
17 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
commissioner


Explanation:
Commissioner is the officer in charge of a government agency.

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Note added at 43 mins (2019-10-31 22:21:48 GMT)
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Commission es una autorización para llevar a cabo actuaciones, mientras que la designación Jefe de la Policía (Chief of Police) está por encima jerárquicamente de estar comisionado en una jurisdicción distinta a la central.

Example sentence(s):
  • The police Commissioner offered an interview to the media explaining the reasons.
Jean Echevers
Panama
Local time: 09:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  James A. Walsh: Agree with your explanation, but in reality, as an English (UK) speaker, I understand "Chief of Pilice" quicker than "Commissioner", which strikes me as an "EU English" term, frankly. I just wouldn't use it unless referring to the EU...
15 mins
agree  neilmac: There may be situations/locations where the Commissioner is senior to the "Chief"... (Commissioner Gordon from Batman springs to mind).
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3 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Head of Police Precinct


Explanation:
Como el comisario es generalmente el "jefe" de una comisaría o seccional, creo que "Head of Police Precinct, Province of Córdoba" (con la coma en el medio) es más preciso que "Chief of Police" o "Commissioner", que son rangos de mayor nivel en los sistemas de muchos países.

"Chief of Police Precinct" podría funcionar, pero me quedo con "head".

Hope it helps!

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 11:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 215
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