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לאום

English translation: Nationality


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Hebrew term or phrase:לאום
English translation:Nationality
Entered by: Gad Kohenov
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02:25 Mar 17, 2010
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / תמצית רישום ממרשם האוכלוסין
Hebrew term or phrase: לאום
הלאום: יהודי
תאריך שינוי הלאום: ...

How would you translate this word?

Nationality? - I would expect ישראלי.
Ethnicity? - How can it be changed?
Confession? - There is a דת section in the document.

Thank you in advance.
boostrer
Local time: 13:37
Nationality
Explanation:
This is how I always translate it. The Ministry of the Interior in Israel is not good in languages. The same goes with the police: The Israel police instead of the Israeli Police. The Israel Football assocation (why not the Israeli F.A). We are a famous nation of linguists. Didn't you know that?
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Gad Kohenov
Local time: 20:37
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תודה!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Nationality


Explanation:
This is how I always translate it. The Ministry of the Interior in Israel is not good in languages. The same goes with the police: The Israel police instead of the Israeli Police. The Israel Football assocation (why not the Israeli F.A). We are a famous nation of linguists. Didn't you know that?

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 20:37
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 28
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תודה!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lingopro
33 mins
  -> !תודה רבה

agree  NataSogo
2 hrs
  ->  !תודה רבה

agree  Textpertise: The illogicality of this perplexes any new immigrant or temporary resident who ever even thinks about it. But that is the official translation.
3 hrs
  -> new immigrant a bad translation from עולה חדש in Hebrew? Thanks!
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Changes made by editors
Mar 19, 2010 - Changes made by Gad Kohenov:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Mar 17, 2010 - Changes made by boostrer:
Language pairEnglish to Russian => Hebrew to English


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