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junto às autoridades

English translation: to the local authorities

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Portuguese term or phrase:	junto às autoridades
English translation:	to the local authorities
Entered by:	Lídia Carney

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18:17 Aug 30, 2011

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Portuguese term or phrase: junto às autoridades

o número de reclamações da população, junto às autoridades competentes, em relação a outros problemas....

Andre Damasceno KudoZ activity Questions: 1430 (17 open) (49 closed without grading) Answers: 393 Brazil
Local time: 02:06

to the local authorities

Explanation:
In the UK "local authorities" are city/town councils who normally deal with "complaints" from the population in general... I am not sure who is your target public but I hope this helps!

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Lídia Carney
United Kingdom

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4 +2

(complaints) filed with the competent authorities

Luiz Vasconcelos

4 +1

to the proper authorities

Douglas Bissell

4 +1

to the local authorities

Lídia Carney

before applicable officials

coolbrowne

[complaints] filed (omit the rest)

Muriel Vasconcellos

with the competent authorities

liz askew

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17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to the proper authorities

Explanation:
would need more context to giva a better idea

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

19 mins confidence:

junto às autoridades competentes before applicable officials

Explanation:
Geralmente dizemos assim. Contudo, no texto apresentado ficaria melhor

The number of popular complaints to the applicable officials...

Mas isto é porque no original "junto" é supérfluo. Basta:

o número de reclamações da população, às autoridades competentes...

coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to the local authorities

Lídia Carney
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

40 mins confidence:

with the competent authorities

Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?q=junto às autoridades competen...

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PDF]
Guidelines on Payment Services Directive Passport Notifications ...
ec.europa.eu/internal_market/payments/.../passporting_guidelines_en.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
1 Nov 2009 – Annex 6 List of competent authorities for handling complaints ... whose contact details shall be made available to the other authorities (set out in Annex 3 to .... Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well ...

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Note added at 42 mins (2011-08-30 18:59:59 GMT)
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[PDF]
MOD. 21-RFI
- [ Translate this page ]
info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/.../0/rfi-21%20(2008).pdf
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CERTIFICAÇÃO DAS AUTORIDADES FISCAIS COMPETENTES DO ESTADO DE ... CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT TAX AUTHORITIES OF THE ..... ser entregue ao intermediário financeiro junto do qual o beneficiário efectivo tem a ...

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competent authorities

is

pretty standard here in the UK

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Note added at 46 mins (2011-08-30 19:03:53 GMT)
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depends on the order in which you are going to translate the entire phrase...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

49 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(complaints) filed with the competent authorities

Explanation:
Como em http://www.examiner.com/democrat-in-las-vegas/complaints-fil...

Muito comum (mais de 1,5 milhão de ocorrências).

Ou "submitted to" the competent authorities.

Eu eliminaria o aposto nas duas opções no texto traduzido.

Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 02:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 32

6 hrs confidence:

[complaints] filed (omit the rest)

Explanation:
I don't think you need it. 'Filing' a complaint implies by definition that it has been submitted to the appropriate authority.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44

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