freguesia & concelho
English translation: parish/townland, municipality,
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| na +1 | "Concelho" is bigger than "Freguesia". |
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| na | county or municipality; borough |
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| na | municipality, parish |
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| freguesia / cilvil parish |
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county or municipality; borough Explanation: A leading translator in Portugal once told me that concelho should be translated as "county" but I believe "municipality" might be equally suitable. I had been using "parish" for freguesia but he suggested "borough," and that's what I would use tho' I seldom see continental Portuguese in my work. So see what the others say. |
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municipality, parish Explanation: I agree with DSandin about county vs municipality. My country has counties but within the counties there are admin areas, so one would go to the appropriate admin area (=municipality) to register a birth. Also municipality is quite clear in meaning and can refer to a town as well as to surrounding country, i.e. it's not limited strictly to populated areas. Counties are really more geographical and often very old/ancient boundaries, and admin of these tends to change from century to century. Freguesia could be parish, borough (British, but not Irish, and tends to refer to parts of cities) or townland (= parish but less 'religious', used a lot in Ireland) If the birth cert is portugues and for a person who was 'christened' I would stick to parish 100 hits in Google for freguesia + parish 13 hits for freguesia + borough |
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6 days peer agreement (net): +1
"Concelho" is bigger than "Freguesia". Explanation: Perhaps, "District" for "concelho" and "Parish/County" for "Freguesia". I have seen a tendency to translate "County" as "Condado" also, due to the root word being "count (a noble man)". Regards. Luis M. Luis |
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Reference comments
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| Reference: freguesia / cilvil parish Reference information: freguesia / cilvil parish -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3372 days (2010-03-07 12:48:39 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Correction: freguesia / civil parish |
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