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Mesa (political meeting)

English translation: committee

04:52 Oct 7, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Mesa (political meeting)
la Mesa para la Integración Social de los Inmigrantes...

I have translated Mesa as Round Table, round table talks, etc. However, is it really OK to say 'the Table has called a new meeting...the Table discussed proposals....' etc - in other words, convert Table into a person, i.e. personify Table??

(NB:British English)
amjm
English translation:committee
Explanation:
According to Oxford Dictionary, it´s a group of people. You would say:
The chairman of the committee( presidente de la mesa). But Simon & Schuster´s translates it as round table (for discussions)Good luck!
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Daphne Corral (X)
Local time: 11:36
Grading comment
Thanks to everybody
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Summary of answers provided
naI think it would be better to say "Board" or "Panel".
Luis Luis
naForum
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
nacommittee
Daphne Corral (X)
naCommittee / Board / Commission
Heathcliff


  

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56 mins
I think it would be better to say "Board" or "Panel".


Explanation:
"The Panel for the Social Integration of Immigrants..."

Regards.
Luis Luis

Luis Luis
United States
Local time: 09:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 171

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Yolanda Broad
Heathcliff
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1 hr
Forum


Explanation:
Forum for the social integration of the immigrants.
I would suggest the word "forum" even though it will be very tough to put the correct equivalent word in English.Forum is a paltform to discus various issues realting to any topic.
Round Table is also quite plausible. But round table appears to be too political.

Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 20:06
PRO pts in pair: 262

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Heathcliff
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2 hrs
committee


Explanation:
According to Oxford Dictionary, it´s a group of people. You would say:
The chairman of the committee( presidente de la mesa). But Simon & Schuster´s translates it as round table (for discussions)Good luck!

Daphne Corral (X)
Local time: 11:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 42
Grading comment
Thanks to everybody

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Heathcliff
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8 hrs
Committee / Board / Commission


Explanation:
those would be my choices, in approximate descending order... -- HC

Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 843
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