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English translation: Ministry of the Interior

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Spanish term or phrase:	Ministerio del Interior
English translation:	Ministry of the Interior
Entered by:	Taña Dalglish

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19:05 Aug 27, 2012

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Language in identity document from Argentina

Spanish term or phrase: Ministerio del Interior

This is a stand-alone title.

Can anyone provide the appropriate translation of such government institution?
Thank you!

Graciela Zozaya KudoZ activity Questions: 3 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 09:33

Ministry of the Interior

Explanation:
MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR- MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=24464228 Feb 2011 – MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR- MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR ... Add 'Boletin Oficial de la Republica Argentina' to your query · Find all records ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_ministry
Argentina Ministry of the Interior Minister of Interior

President Creates New Ministry of Interior and Transportation - The ...
www.argentinaindependent.com/.../newsfromargentina/presiden... Jun 2012 – President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke at noon today at a ceremony held in the Hall of Women of the Bicentennial at the Casa ...

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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 09:33

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +13

Ministry of the Interior

Taña Dalglish

5 -1

Department of the Interior

Dianelys Chile

4 -1

Department of the Interior

AlexHughes

4 -1

the Home Office; the Department of the Interior; the ministry of the interior

Eva P

Discussion entries: 8

lorenab23

United States

Bravo Charles

20:24 Aug 27, 2012

Excellent references. And I agree with AllegroTrans as well...

AllegroTrans

United Kingdom

Target country

20:09 Aug 27, 2012

Doesn't make a scrap of difference in my opinion. Clearly this is a Government Ministry in a Spanish-speaking country. So you don't "localis(z)e" to "Department of the Interior" or "Home Office" or "Ministry of Domestic Affairs" or anything else. Any EN-speaker can patently understand "Ministry of the Interior", surely?

Joseph Tein

United States

Thanks Charles

19:34 Aug 27, 2012

Now that you've elegantly clarified the distinctions (and thanks for the detailed explanation, as usual) ... it has to be Ministry of the Interior. And very helpful to our asker, also.

Charles Davis

Not Department of the Interior

19:25 Aug 27, 2012

I disagree with you on this, Joseph. The US Department of the Interior "protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future" ( http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm ). This is not at all what the Argentine Ministerio del Interior is responsible for: "Es competencia específica del Ministerio del Interior y Transporte, asistir al Presidente de la Nación, y al Jefe de Gabinete de Ministros, en orden a sus competencias, todo lo inherente al gobierno político interno y al ejercicio pleno de los principios y garantías constitucionales, asegurando y preservando el régimen republicano, representativo y federal, así como en todo lo concerniente al Transporte."
http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/ministerio/ministerio.php?idNa...

In my opinion, when translating this kind of term it is better to use a generic term (in this case Ministry of the Interior or Interior Ministry, with Ministry of Home Affairs as an alternative possibility). If the translation were for the UK, I would not translate it as "Home Office".

Joseph Tein

United States

In that case

19:16 Aug 27, 2012

... I agree again that Taña's is the best suggestion, even though we would call the the Department of the Interior in the U.S. (This is really a simple translation!)

Graciela Zozaya

ASKER

Pais

19:12 Aug 27, 2012

Thank you so much! Sorry for the oversight!!! It is for the US and it comes from Argentina. thank you!

Joseph Tein

United States

What is the target language?

19:10 Aug 27, 2012

Remember that UK English is different from US, and they have different names for government institutions.

Como dice Carmen, ¿A qué país va dirigido?

You need to specify this.

CARMEN MAESTRO

19:07 Aug 27, 2012

A qué país va dirigido?

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +13

Ministry of the Interior

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 09:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 288

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Notes to answerer

Asker: A very helpful answer and it seems that it is also the most popular amongst linguists. I will select it. Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Joseph Tein: Hi Taña. This is the simplest solution.

1 min

-> Thank you Joseph. Un abrazo.

agree

Remy Arce: ¡Saludos Taña!

3 mins

-> Saludos Remy y muchas gracias. Recibí tu nota, amigo.

agree

Edward Tully

4 mins

-> Thank you so much Edward. Saludos.

agree

Charles Davis

5 mins

-> Ah, my friend, thank you. Un abrazo.

agree

patinba: Quite right, as usual! Saludos!

14 mins

-> Thank you patinba. Appreciate your support. Un abrazo.

agree

AllegroTrans

41 mins

-> Thank you AllegroTrans.

agree

lorenab23: Saludos :-)

1 hr

-> Thank you so much Lorena. Saludos tambíen.

agree

claudia bagnardi

2 hrs

-> Muchísimas gracias Claudia. Un abrazo.

agree

James A. Walsh: A resounding YES from me too! Hope you're well, Taña. Greetings :)

2 hrs

-> I am good, thanks! Hope all is well with you too! Un abrazo.

agree

Jenni Lukac

3 hrs

-> Thank you so much Jenny. Un abrazo.

agree

Henry Hinds

5 hrs

-> Thank you Henry. Much appreciated. Un abrazo.

agree

David Hollywood: "Ministry"

10 hrs

-> Thank you David. Saludos.

agree

Thayenga: Así es, Taña. :)

17 hrs

-> Muchísimas gracias Thayenga. Un abrazo.

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Department of the Interior

Explanation:
In the US...

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http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=mini...

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http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm

AlexHughes
Local time: 09:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

the Home Office; the Department of the Interior; the ministry of the interior

Explanation:
In England the term "the Home Office" is used; in the US they use "the Department of the Interior"; a general term would be "ministry of the interior.

Eva P
Sweden
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of:

Swedish

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Department of the Interior

Explanation:
Although Ministry can be used I prefer Department.

Reference: http://wordreference.com

Dianelys Chile
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

Voters for reclassification
as
PRO / non-PRO

PRO (1): James A. Walsh
Non-PRO (3): Joseph Tein, patinba, AllegroTrans

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Changes made by editors

Sep 10, 2012 - Changes made by Taña Dalglish:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Aug 27, 2012 - Changes made by AllegroTrans:
Level	PRO => Non-PRO

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