Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
licenciado
English translation:
expert
Added to glossary by
Jason Willis-Lee
Sep 26, 2003 09:46
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Med-Pharm French and Spanish to English
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
Licenciado (in this context)
Spanish to English
Science
xxxx y yyyy, que dirigirán al Licenciado encargado de realizar la toma de muestra y caracterización de los Lodos de depuradora.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | expert |
Valentín Hernández Lima
|
| 5 | Licenciado |
Eileen Brophy
|
| 4 | License holder |
ana_brum
|
| 3 | qualified personnel (?) |
Parrot
|
| 3 | graduate |
Nikki Graham
|
Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
37 happy years translating for millions
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1336
Selected
expert
...expert in charge of taking the sample...
In this context, this task seems to require an expert for its completion. Otherwise, just "the person in charge of". Maybe this is an engineer or a chemist, and this is specified somewhere else in your document.
Cheerio,
V
In this context, this task seems to require an expert for its completion. Otherwise, just "the person in charge of". Maybe this is an engineer or a chemist, and this is specified somewhere else in your document.
Cheerio,
V
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Valentin!"
10 mins
qualified personnel (?)
I'm not too sure this doesn't mean "authorized", but a compromise between that and "degree holder" may be "qualified".
29 mins
graduate
Well, I'm sure you know it can mean graduate, but if this is a university context, perhaps that is simply what they mean here...
56 mins
License holder
another suggestion :)
1 hr
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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575
Licenciado
I think they mean a qualified person, ie a person with sufficient knowledge and qualifications to do the task. Therefore a I would use the qualified person or a person who is qualified to .......... etc
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