Matrícula de Ingeniero

English translation: License / Licensed Engineer

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Spanish term or phrase:	Matrícula de Ingeniero
English translation:	License / Licensed Engineer
Entered by:	Andrea Wright

15:25 Mar 24, 2003

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

Spanish term or phrase: Matrícula de Ingeniero

Hi,
Is it safe to translate "Matrícula" as "licence"...This is issued by the Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería...(Colombia)

Cristina

license

Explanation:
+

Selected response from:

Andrea Wright
Local time: 03:26

Grading comment

Thanks so much,
Cristina
(I am in Canada, so I have to follow the "jargon" of my province/country)
Thanks to everyone else as well.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

license

Andrea Wright

4 +2

(the person would be a) registered engineer

Parrot

(Chartered Engineer) Reg. No. XXX

Joanne Panteleon

PE License

clayton

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

license

Explanation:
+

Andrea Wright
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 105

Grading comment

Thanks so much,
Cristina
(I am in Canada, so I have to follow the "jargon" of my province/country)
Thanks to everyone else as well.

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(the person would be a) registered engineer

Explanation:
or licensed engineer in the US. The professional authority would be a "board".

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645

8 mins confidence:

PE License

Explanation:
The US equivalent is called a "PE License", awarded to those that have passed the PE exam and that have a certain amount of work experience, as well as reccomendations from professional engineers.

See the websites of any engineering schools.

clayton
PRO pts in pair: 12

1 hr confidence:

(Chartered Engineer) Reg. No. XXX

Explanation:
To add to Parrot's answer above, Engineers in England are also "Chartered Engineers" registered with a particular no. in the professional Association of their Country..

Joanne Panteleon
Greece
Local time: 11:26
Native speaker of:

Greek,

French
PRO pts in pair: 82

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