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principal civil registrar

German translation: Hauptstandesbeamter

10:37 May 18, 2003
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
English term or phrase: principal civil registrar
of the Nairobi registry
m-svenja
Local time: 20:16
German translation:Hauptstandesbeamter
Explanation:
Leiter des Standesamtes

würde ich frei von der Leber sagen.

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Note added at 2003-05-18 10:38:59 (GMT)
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also Hauptstandesbeamter
des Standesamtes in Nairobi
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 20:16
Grading comment
Dank deiner Leber ...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Hauptstandesbeamter
Edith Kelly
4Leitender Beamte des Bevölkerungsstatistischen Amtes
David Moore (X)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Hauptstandesbeamter


Explanation:
Leiter des Standesamtes

würde ich frei von der Leber sagen.

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Note added at 2003-05-18 10:38:59 (GMT)
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also Hauptstandesbeamter
des Standesamtes in Nairobi

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 20:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 5148
Grading comment
Dank deiner Leber ...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Uwe Bizer (X): So isses :-)
1 min
  -> Danke Azrael. In Afrika hat man immer so pompöse Titel.
agree  izy
2 mins
  -> Danke izy.
agree  Patricia Gifford: Leiter des STandesamts (von Nairobi) ist gängig, Hauptstandesbeamter habe ich noch nie gehört/gesehen. Aber das muss nichts heißen :-) Trotzdem Leiter.
32 mins
  -> Danke, das sind eh Traumtitel.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Leitender Beamte des Bevölkerungsstatistischen Amtes


Explanation:
is as near as I can suggest to the English equivalent, which would be "Registrar-General"

David Moore (X)
Local time: 20:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2668

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LegalTrans D: Ich weiß nicht, David - das bevölkerungsstatistische Amt würde sicher Amt für Bevölkerungsstatistik heißen, und es wäre dann wohl "Amtsleiter..."
14 mins
  -> Agreed....ta.
neutral  Geneviève von Levetzow: Einverstabdeb mit Volkmar
2 hrs
  -> Agreed...ta - übrigens, ist das eine Erkaltung ?
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