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La Concelajía de Política Social

English translation: Social Affairs Office


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Spanish term or phrase:La Concelajía de Política Social
English translation:Social Affairs Office
Entered by: barca98
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15:40 Apr 18, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Local Council Bodies
Spanish term or phrase: La Concelajía de Política Social
Este Carneval se realiza con la colaboracíon de la Concelajía de Política Social.

(I have translated this as The Council for Social Policy, but this seems a bit clumsy and does not seem to show what it does! Many thanks for any thoughts.
barca98
Local time: 10:04
Social Affairs Office
Explanation:
Concejalía es una dependencia gubernamental?, en ese caso podría ser una Oficina. Te parece?
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Sylvina
Argentina
Local time: 05:04
Grading comment
This was spot on. I was completely stuck as to how to convey in English what the Office did in terms that looked formal enough and could be understood by an English person. Special thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Social Affairs OfficeSylvina
4 +2(Local Authority) Social Policy Office
neilmac
4Aldermanship/Councillorship of Social Policies
MikeGarcia


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Social Affairs Office


Explanation:
Concejalía es una dependencia gubernamental?, en ese caso podría ser una Oficina. Te parece?

Sylvina
Argentina
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
This was spot on. I was completely stuck as to how to convey in English what the Office did in terms that looked formal enough and could be understood by an English person. Special thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jesús Cordero-Salvado: Yo creo que si, que se refiere a una concejalía (sección) de una municipalidad
2 hrs

agree  Ana Roca
7 hrs

agree  neilmac: Nice choice :)
3 days5 hrs
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Aldermanship/Councillorship of Social Policies


Language variant: For Spain's Spanish and British English.

Explanation:
Es un organismo municipal/del Ayuntamiento, ocupado por un Concejal nombrado al efecto por el Alcalde.

Ver el AVH Legal, pág. 651, "concejalía".

MikeGarcia
Spain
Local time: 10:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(Local Authority) Social Policy Office


Explanation:
Or "Local Authority Social Policy Department" would work for me...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-18 17:03:17 GMT)
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In the UK, an equivalent might be: Local Authority Social Services Department:
www.sycop.gov.uk/scripts/KeyLife.asp?id=96&url=97

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 10:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jesús Cordero-Salvado: I agree only to Social Services Office/Department within a Council/Ayuntamiento
1 hr

agree  AllegroTrans: Not Social Services as suggested by JC-S - this would suggest welfare etc. - organising a carneval would not be a function of Social Services
2 hrs
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