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Apr 14, 2008 17:48
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Portuguese term

diretoria

Not for points Portuguese to English Other Education / Pedagogy certificate
diretoria do centro formador da Cruz Vermelha conferiu um certificado à XXXXX

Proposed translations

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administration/management

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board of officers

Como nestes exemplos:

Unibanco - Investor Relations
In April, 2004, Mr. Moreira Salles was elected Chief Executive Officer of our Executive Board of Officers, continuing to serve as Vice Chairman of our Board ...
www.ri.unibanco.com.br/ing/hol/org/index.asp

ESCELSA - Espírito Santo Centrais Elétricas S.A.
Sole Paragraph - Upon resolution of the Board of Officers, the Company may open and/or close branches, agencies, offices and representative offices and any ...
www.escelsa.com.br/versao_ingles/investidores/empresa/Estat...
Peer comment(s):

agree Humberto Ribas
21 hrs
Obrigado, Humberto!
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Board of Executive Officers

Translators have had problems with Diretoria because of the need to translate Conselho de Administracao as Board of Directors. The Diretoria is more "hands on" than a Board of Directors in the US is. I and a few distinguished colleagues have finally settled on this term and have seen it also simply as Executive Officers.

However it does seem a little odd in the specific context you have there. Usually on such a certificate you don't see Diretoria but Diretor, or Diretora. Or another title, referring to an individual, not a group.

So perhaps you could use just "Officers" of the .....
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