delegaciones del distrito federal

English translation: city districts in the federal district; city districts in Mexico City

21:12 Feb 21, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / government
Spanish term or phrase: delegaciones del distrito federal
Bien, el Distrito Federal es la Ciudad de Mexico, capital de Mexico, esta dividida en delegaciones, como traduzco delegaciones al ingles? Boroughs??
tiaria
English translation:city districts in the federal district; city districts in Mexico City
Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 31 mins (2009-02-21 21:44:33 GMT)
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Tom West. Spanish-English Dictionary of Law and Business.

"delgación (Mex) 1. police station 2. city district in Mexico City [Mexico City is divided into 16 delegaciones políticas, which are in turn subdivided into colonias]"

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Note added at 4 days (2009-02-26 04:33:46 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, Tiara - glad I could help - Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 06:29
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thank you Mike, actually I found sub-districts in an environmental document.... you really helped me!!!
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4 +3city districts in the federal district; city districts in Mexico City
Michael Powers (PhD)
4delegaciones
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delegaciones


Explanation:
There is a rather lengthy discussion on this point in http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=519802 where the terms locality or municipal subdivision was proposed. There is no exact English equivalent, and the term may as well be retained unstranslated.

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city districts in the federal district; city districts in Mexico City


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 31 mins (2009-02-21 21:44:33 GMT)
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Tom West. Spanish-English Dictionary of Law and Business.

"delgación (Mex) 1. police station 2. city district in Mexico City [Mexico City is divided into 16 delegaciones políticas, which are in turn subdivided into colonias]"

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Note added at 4 days (2009-02-26 04:33:46 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, Tiara - glad I could help - Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 06:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 365
Grading comment
thank you Mike, actually I found sub-districts in an environmental document.... you really helped me!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francisco Pavez (X): depending on context the word delegación is often not translated
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Francisco - Mike :)

agree  Eileen Banks
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Eileen - Mike :)

agree  Ivan Nieves
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ivan - Mike :)
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