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jefatura civil (Venezuela)

English translation: Office (or Bureau) of Civil Affairs

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Spanish term or phrase:jefatura civil (Venezuela)
English translation:Office (or Bureau) of Civil Affairs
Entered by: Reinaldo Quiles

05:48 Jul 4, 2001
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Spanish term or phrase: jefatura civil (Venezuela)
"Jefatura Civil" looks to me from afar as an odd combination of Civil Registry (you can register births there) and Prosecutor's or Police Office (people go there to file complaints of this sort). Anyone has some specific knowledge as to how the Venezuelan "Jefatura Civil" works out?

Thanks in advance.
palomo
United States
Local time: 08:52
Office (or Bureau) of Civil Affairs
Explanation:
That would be my sugesttion for an all-encompasing kind of office. Jefatura can also be Headquarters but that would sound weird in English, i believe.
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Reinaldo Quiles
United States
Local time: 08:52
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Thank you very much for, as you said, as very good, all-emcompassing equivalent. I still would like to know its functions (i.e., how you can both record births and file complaints practically of a criminal nature), but yours is an excellent and safe suggestion. We are very grateful.
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na +1Office (or Bureau) of Civil Affairs
Reinaldo Quiles
naI found
Marcus Malabad
naYour "Civil Registry" works out quite well.
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I found


Explanation:
a list of things that you can do at the jefatura civil, see link. Hope that helps you.


    Reference: http://www.infocentro.gov.ve/tram10.html
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
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Office (or Bureau) of Civil Affairs


Explanation:
That would be my sugesttion for an all-encompasing kind of office. Jefatura can also be Headquarters but that would sound weird in English, i believe.

Reinaldo Quiles
United States
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 59
Grading comment
Thank you very much for, as you said, as very good, all-emcompassing equivalent. I still would like to know its functions (i.e., how you can both record births and file complaints practically of a criminal nature), but yours is an excellent and safe suggestion. We are very grateful.

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agree  Julia Gal: well-translated
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3 hrs
Your "Civil Registry" works out quite well.


Explanation:
Considering you can also get married there.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: English
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