Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
échevinat
English translation:
Municipal (Sports and Tourism) Department
French term
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
échevinat
"...où l’Echevinat des Sports et du Tourisme offrira le verre de l’amitié."
I found "deputy Mayor" for "echinivat" but that doesn't seem to collocate with "Sports and Tourism". I was also thinking of "Burgomaster" or "Alderman" but unsure. "Alderman for Sports and..." doesn't look right; can anyone help and offer something better? UK English please
TIA
| We've had this before |
philgoddard
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Jun 22, 2011 17:51: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Term asked" from "l’Echevinat (des Sports et du Tourisme) " to "échevinat " , "Field (specific)" from "Sports / Fitness / Recreation" to "Government / Politics"
Jun 23, 2011 21:57: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
(Sports and Tourism) Department
"échevinat , définition de échevinat , sens de l' échevinat - nm échevinat En Belgique, charge de l'échevin; services administratifs qui dépendent de lui"
http://www.definition-of.net/definition-de-échevinat
"(Belgique). Charge d'échevin. — Services administratifs d'un échevinat. L'échevinat de l'Instruction publique. L'échevinat de l'état civil est souvent installé à la maison communale."
Le Grand Robert
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It is perfectly appropriate for the Department to be the host for the apperitifs.
"The Glendora Community Services Department invites everyone to its annual Snow ..."
itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sgvtribune-com.../id285863005 -
"the Polk City Fire Department invites you to a pancake breakfast and open house."
polkcitysquare.com/?category_name=uncategorized -
| Thank you! |
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
councillor responsible for sports and tourism
| thanks Wendy:-) |
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
the competent department of the municipality for .....
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sorry for switching over to German. wanted to say that the ending of the word in question is not such as to assume it is a person. the person would be l´échevin whereas l´échevinat belongs to the municipality i.e. one of its departments which is competent for sports and tourism.
| Thanks, but I think in the context it is an actual (official) person who is offering the welcome drinks |
Translation is depth of the passion
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Portuguese to English
alderman
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An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, or denote a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote.[1]
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http://mrw.wallonie.be/dgatlp/dgatlp/Pages/DGATLP/PagesDG/Ca...
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http://www.waterloo.be/en/rubriques/waterloo/vie-pratique/sp...
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Sport and Tourism Alderman
http://www.triathlonlecco.it/spartacus/index.php?option=com_...
| thanks, yes, there seems to be an Alderman for Sport in Belgium. I was hoping to get another UK equivalent. |
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B D Finch
: There have been no aldermen in UK local government since 1974. They were appointed by local councillors, not elected, so that was a positive, democratic reform.
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United States
ATA-certified, humanities and healthcare
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish
commissioner
| thanks Sam! |
Reference comments
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
We've had this before
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/government_politics/2911964-%C3%A9chevinat.html
| thanks Phil, I did check glossary and nothing cropped up! Looking in wrong section obviously. Do you think "Alderman for Sport and Tourism" sounds/looks all right? I don't recall ever seeing this though there is a ghit for Belgium |
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AllegroTrans
: we have indeed, but I'm not sure about "Alderman"// mmm....where I lived as a child, the town had a Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Aldermen, Burgesses and Councillors (that was in the "old" days)
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I prefer "deputy mayor" myself.
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pooja_chic
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B D Finch
: Though it came up before, as Tony noted then, it depends where and when this refers to. Aldermen haven't existed in the UK since 1974.
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Discussion
et pour le conseiller municipal: l´échevin. what is meant here thus ought to be a "municipal department for sports and tourism".