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acreditar

English translation: accredit / authorize

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Spanish term or phrase:acreditar
English translation:accredit / authorize
Entered by: rhandler

13:14 Mar 28, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
/ membership, club, card
Spanish term or phrase: acreditar
Esta tarjeta le acredita como miembro de (XXX). Con ella, ya puede disfrutar de todas las ventajas de pertenecer a una sociedad de
privilegios y servicios.
(XXX = nombre de una "Sociedad" o "Club" de prestigio.)
simon stepney (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:51
accredit / authorize
Explanation:
Both verbs have that meaning (Webster's).
From French's "accréditer" = to give credit or authority.
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rhandler
Local time: 02:51
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4accredit / authorize
rhandler
4 +1identify
Trudy Peters
5authorizes
Luz Bordenkircher


Discussion entries: 1





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
identify


Explanation:
how about identify you as...
Not literal, but it may work.

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Note added at 2003-03-28 16:56:48 (GMT)
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I meant \"identifies\" you

A card doesn\'t authorize you as a member. It grants you certain privileges, etc.

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 01:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 341

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agree  diego asensio
1 hr
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
accredit / authorize


Explanation:
Both verbs have that meaning (Webster's).
From French's "accréditer" = to give credit or authority.

rhandler
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1170
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Parrot: accredit
4 mins
  -> Thank you, Parrot. That would be my option too.
agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff: ID documents accredit people's ID/capacity/authority...
19 mins
  -> Thank you, María Eugenia. Good example.
agree  Сергей Лузан
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Ñåðãåé Ëóçàí
agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta: 2nd sense given by The American Heritage, Webster's and WordNet. Accredit diplomatics comes in the 3rd place...
23 hrs
  -> Thank you, Manuel.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
authorizes


Explanation:
its the word most commonly used. Accredit is used for diplomacy: accredit an ambassador to..........

Luz Bordenkircher
Local time: 01:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 114
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