estado autonómico

English translation: state of the autonomies

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Spanish term or phrase:	estado autonómico
English translation:	state of the autonomies
Entered by:	Rebecca Jowers

18:00 Jul 17, 2006

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / decentralisation, federalism

Spanish term or phrase: estado autonómico

se intenta ajustar el modelo de *Estado Autonómico* a los retos de la sociedad del siglo XXI y a sus necesidades de desarrollo, con unas reformas más próximas a la España plural y real que existe

I know the concept, and am playing with "state of the regions" (in inverted commas), but can't find anything in the glossary or anything convincing on Google. Anyone got any experience? Thanks.

Matthew Smith KudoZ activity Questions: 33 (none open) (4 without valid answers) Answers: 462 Spain
Local time: 00:45

state of the autonomies

Explanation:
(or, my personal preference) "state of autonomous communities"

As strange as this may seem, "estado autonómico" is generally translated as "autonomous state" in the works of Spanish professors of constitutional law (such as Ricardo Alonso García, Juan José Solozábal, Luis López Guerra, etc.) But what "estado autonómico" actually means is "estado de las autonomías," not an "autonomous state" (as you rightly indicate), but rather a state comprising 17 autonomous communities. "Estado de las autonomías" is likewise often rendered directly into English as "State of the Autonomies" in many academic publications (17,800 hits in Google), although I personally think that it is clearer to render both "estado autonómico" and "estado de las autonomías" as "state of autonomous communities" or "state comprising autonomous communities", etc. What I have been told by the three professors mentioned above is that, however it is translated or explained, from a political and constitutional perspective the "comunidades autónomas" are not necessarily regions, nor is the Spanish system a "regional model," since in purely regional models the regions enjoy administrative autonomy but not political autonomy, and Spain's CCAA certainly exercise political autonomy, each having its on legislature, passing CCAA laws, etc. Moreover, Spanish academics insist that you cannot call this a "state of the regions", since Spain comprises "nacionalidades y regiones". The Spanish system has sometimes been described as "federalismo asimétrico", but that is a whole different side of the debate.

Ricardo Alonso García (Professor of Administrative Law at the University ... for Andalusia in the framework of the autonomous State and of the process of ...
www.ugr.es/~jmonnet/En/Activities.htm

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.. in the definition, configuration and I should say pacification, of what we called “the building of the State of Autonomous Communities”. ...
www.venice.coe.int/docs/2001/CDL-JU(2001)033-e.asp

Merely descriptive expressions, such as "State of Autonomous Communities" "State of Autonomies" and "composite State", rather than actual concepts tend to ...
www.venice.coe.int/docs/1999/CDL-JU(1999)022-e.asp

The implementation of this "State of Autonomous Communities" entails, in the field of education as in many others, a process of substantial change whereby a ...
www.schoolboard-scotland.com/conference/Spain.htm

... stated that this agreement "is proof that in a state of Autonomous Communities it is possible to reach a state agreement between the Ministry of Health ...
www.portalfarma.com/.../voDocumentos/43992A40F39B2FF5C1256D...$File/dispensacion_marzo.htm

democracy and the establishment of a State of Autonomous Communities, and as a result of. the changes that have occurred in union policies. ...
www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/1997/46/en/1/wp9746en.pdf

... transformation in the modern history: Spain changed into a 'State of Autonomous Communities', and the cultural and linguistic diversity was recognized. ...
www.waxmann.com/zs/tc1-95.html

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Thanks for your kind words, Matthew. I might only add that you may want to be careful with the word "regional" too, since it makes Spanish law professors see red when applied to the "estado de las autonomías." Also, and since you live in Spain I am sure you are aware of this already, the same may be said of the suggested expression "self-governing" ("autogobierno") which should never be used to describe the Spanish model.

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Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 00:45

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This is a fantastic, beautifully documented answer that goes right to the hub of the question. I will use "State of Autonomous Communities", though sometimes I will have to use "regional" as an adjective, despite fully agreeing with you on the difference between administrative and political autonomy. Thanks once again for the best answer I have ever seen on ProZ.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

autonomous state or entity

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

5 +1

state of the autonomies

Rebecca Jowers

organisation of the state in autonomous communities

Tatty

the model of state autonomy

Anton Baer

state of self-regulating autonomies

Muriel Vasconcellos

self-governing regional community

bigedsenior

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

autonomous state or entity

Explanation:
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 137

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks a lot, but I'm not absolutely convinced. As I'm sure you know, Spain is divided into semi-autonomous regions, but these are not autonomous "states". The idea is that the national political structure is essentially based on the high degree of economy of these regions, and that's why I was toying with the idea of "state of the regions", as per "a Europe of the regions", currently demanded by many such semi-autonomous regions within the EU. I hope I've explained myself. I think the key is the difference between "autonómico" and "autónomo". Thanks.

Asker: Sorry, meant "autonomy", not "economy".

1 hr confidence:

organisation of the state in autonomous communities

Explanation:
Autonomico means pro-autonomous communities while autonomo relates to the autonomous communities. But I don't think it is really significant here, it would make the English rendering a bit awkward.

"Autonomous regions" are a thing of the past now, the translation used for this singular state organisation is now "autonomous communities", see the press.

Tatty
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Tatty, this is the right idea

2 hrs confidence:

state of self-regulating autonomies

Explanation:
Maybe you could add something along the lines of "self-regulating" to get away from the more obvious "autonomy."

aw''to-nom'ik) self-directed; self-regulating; independent.
paramedicine.wikispaces.org/Medical+Terminology

"Autonomic" is essentially a medical term. It refers to organs that do not require conscious control in order to function:

"Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system, which controls bodily
**functions that are not under conscious control** (eg, heartbeat, breathing, sweating) ..."
professionals.epilepsy.com/page/glossary.html

From the big Mirriam-Webster:
Main Entry: au·to·nom·ic
Pronunciation: "o-t&-'nä-mik
Function: adjective
1 : acting or occurring involuntarily <autonomic reflexes>
2 : relating to, affecting, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system or its effects or activity <autonomic drugs>
- au·to·nom·i·cal·ly /-mi-k(&-)lE/ adverb

In Spanish, the DRAE simply says ""Perteneciente a relativo a la autonomia."

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 15:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 456

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Muriel

2 hrs confidence:

self-governing regional community

Explanation:
...I think this comes closest to the English/US concept...
The regions, just like the US states are only semi-autonomous, subject to federal taxation, interstate commerce and without a separate foreign policy.

bigedsenior
Local time: 15:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 120

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Big Ed. I think I need to keep the word autonomous in the translation, though.

3 hrs confidence:

the model of state autonomy

Explanation:
Would this fit better? Spain definitely does have a unique 'autonomy model', inwhich the states have varying degrees of autonomy but are not autonomous...

Anton Baer
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Heinrich, though I think this wording implies that the "state" is autonomous and not that the state is comprised of Autonomous Communities.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

state of the autonomies

Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 00:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 104

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