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comuna

English translation: commune + gloss


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Romanian term or phrase:comuna
English translation:commune + gloss
Entered by: Maria Laza
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21:26 Dec 11, 2011
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Romanian term or phrase: comuna
subdiviziune administrativa. oscilez intre township si commune.
Maria Laza
Local time: 14:33
comuna + gloss
Explanation:
Based on the information given, I really think the only way to translate this idea is by using the Romanian word and incorporating into the text in a gloss.. For example "... the comuna, which is a small to medium-sized administrativ subdivision in Romania, is ...".

I believe this would be the best way because any other specific term in any form of English would not translate accurately and may misrepresent the true meaning of the word.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2011-12-12 21:12:52 GMT)
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How about simply "Administrative subdivision XX"??
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LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:33
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Summary of answers provided
4comuna + gloss
LaraBarnett
4 -1villageroberto_sava


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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
village


Explanation:
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand (sometimes tens of thousands), Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods,...(wikipedia)

roberto_sava
Local time: 14:33
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  LaraBarnett: A village is not an admitistrative division in any form of English.
2 hrs

neutral  lee roth: eu locuiesc în village of Ardmore, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania state, USA.
5 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comuna + gloss


Explanation:
Based on the information given, I really think the only way to translate this idea is by using the Romanian word and incorporating into the text in a gloss.. For example "... the comuna, which is a small to medium-sized administrativ subdivision in Romania, is ...".

I believe this would be the best way because any other specific term in any form of English would not translate accurately and may misrepresent the true meaning of the word.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2011-12-12 21:12:52 GMT)
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How about simply "Administrative subdivision XX"??

LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  lee roth: if you use it on a certificate it is cumbersome to have a glossary attached. the purpose is that the reader understands what this doc. is about; that X doesn't live in a village, nor in a city.
10 hrs
  -> How about simply "Administrative subdivision XX"??
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