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Concurso público

English translation: Public tender

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Spanish term or phrase:Concurso público
English translation:Public tender
Entered by: Parrot

12:44 Aug 9, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents
Spanish term or phrase: Concurso público
I know what 'concurso público' means but I am not sure which is the best equivalent in England.

Public tender?
Public bidding?
Public licitation?
Veronica
Public tender
Explanation:
is more official, but it is a public bidding.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 15:00
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Summary of answers provided
5 +14Public tender
Parrot
1 +7public bidding / auction
erhan ucgun (X)
5 +1public bid
Paul Slocomb


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
Public tender


Explanation:
is more official, but it is a public bidding.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pablo Tarantino
14 mins
agree  Rafa Lombardino
39 mins
agree  Russell Gillis
1 hr
agree  Giles Bickford: in UK certainly
2 hrs
agree  Chinoise
2 hrs
agree  jmf (X)
3 hrs
agree  mgort
4 hrs
agree  mirta
4 hrs
agree  Carola Vernet
5 hrs
agree  Paul Mably (X)
6 hrs
agree  LoreAC (X)
9 hrs
agree  Valeria Bratina: If the audience is British, I would choose "public tender"
10 hrs
agree  R.J.Chadwick (X)
12 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан
19 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +7
public bidding / auction


Explanation:
if it is a State/Government supply or purchas, the best is bidding, or public sales of any commodity, then use "auction"

erhan ucgun (X)
Local time: 16:00
PRO pts in pair: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Melo
3 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Rosa Garcia: mrsrag1981/I agree with Ethan
20 mins
  -> gracias
agree  x-Translator (X)
31 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Nitza Ramos: It depends on the context
33 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Sery
34 mins
  -> thanks, sery
agree  Marcela García Henríquez
47 mins
agree  Сергей Лузан: También.
19 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
public bid


Explanation:
Literally public contest. But in the part of the bidding world I've inhabited for 30 years, what' used is public bid.

Paul Slocomb
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 351

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Сергей Лузан: Sí, eso es, pero se llama bidding por lo general en todo el mundo.
16 hrs
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