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21:24 Jan 10, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / cómo puedo traducir
English term or phrase: front-line
For the U.S. federal government, we provide critical mission support to front-line government personnel in sensitive, and often some of the most challenging, environments.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1(funcionarios/personal) de primera línea del gobierno
Susana Jeronimo
4 +1government employees who are the most visible/ exposed in difficult locations
Jenni Lukac


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
government employees who are the most visible/ exposed in difficult locations


Explanation:
This is how I understand it. I imagine that the author is referring to people who are working in "hardship posts" outside the U.S., but some posts might be in areas of the U.S. where there is a high level of resistance to federal government policy (tax policy, for instance).

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 17:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maurite Fober: yes, employees in public contact positions
14 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Maurite.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(funcionarios/personal) de primera línea del gobierno


Explanation:
de seguridad fueron dos de las cuestiones que más ocuparon y preocuparon a los funcionarios de primera línea del Gobierno provincial.
http://www.google.com.ar/search?q=funcionarios del gobierno ...

Con esta opción tenés otros sitios para verificar.


Susana Jeronimo
Argentina
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yaotl Altan
57 mins
  -> muchas gracias, Yaotl
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Changes made by editors
Jan 10 - Changes made by Tony M:
Language pairEnglish => English to Spanish
Field (write-in)cómo puedo traducir \"front line\" en este contexto: => cómo puedo traducir


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