curul

English translation: parliament seat

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Spanish term or phrase:curul (la)
English translation:parliament seat
Entered by: Óscar Delgado Gosálvez

22:33 Mar 6, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / political parties
Spanish term or phrase: curul
"Además de la repartición de cargos y curules, aquel pacto amparó una reforma constitucional".
Curul se refiere despectivamente a una diputación, representación en la Asamblea Nacional. Hay alguna sugerencia de algún término que se le parezca en inglés?
Antonina Vivas
Nicaragua
Local time: 00:44
parliament seats
Explanation:
in Ecuador

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parliament seat
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Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
United States
Local time: 02:44
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I find all your answers very helpfull, but believe this one would be best in the context it will be used. Tks to all. Best regards
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3seat
Yaotl Altan
4 +1parliament seats
Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
5Parliamentary seats
AllegroTrans
4Curule chair
Gad Kohenov


  

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seat


Explanation:


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http://africaexpatwivesclub.blogspot.com/2008/01/convening-o...

Imagine if you had won a seat in Parliament for a smaller party and now were unsure of which team to back? It could be all or nothing, which will be the winning side?


Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 00:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds
26 mins

agree  Rocio Barrientos: bench también ?
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agree  MDI-IDM
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
parliament seats


Explanation:
in Ecuador

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-03-06 22:50:41 GMT)
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parliament seat

Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
United States
Local time: 02:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
I find all your answers very helpfull, but believe this one would be best in the context it will be used. Tks to all. Best regards

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Sandra.
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Curule chair


Explanation:
Latin, sella curulis,a chair upon which senior magistrates or promagistrates ownming imperium were entitled to sit. In Spanish its acaully silla Curul. In Italian sella curule.

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*Actually* not acaully*


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Chair alone can also work.

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*Owning imperium*

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 09:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
8 mins
  -> Thanks a lot!

disagree  AllegroTrans: Correct historically, but no modern speaker of English would understand this
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Parliamentary seats


Explanation:
1.5 million Ghits
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
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