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presidente de la Junta

English translation: President of the "Junta de Andalucía"

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Spanish term or phrase:presidente de la Junta
English translation:President of the "Junta de Andalucía"
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

15:02 Feb 28, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Journalism / headline
Spanish term or phrase: presidente de la Junta
El **presidente de la Junta" de Andalucía Manuel Chaves visita el stand de GRUPO CANALEX en la XXIII Expoagro

No context - headline for newsletter. For Spain. I want to make sure I use the right terminology. TIA
Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 23:28
President of the "Junta de Andalucía"
Explanation:
Suerte

Manuel Chaves González: President of the Junta de Andalucía ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Typically Spanish Features - Manuel Chaves González: President of the Junta de Andalucía.
www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_12583.shtml - 42k - En caché - Páginas similares

CAVALLERS CONFRARES d'honorJosep Antoni Duran i Lleida, President of the Committee of UDC, 11/10/96. Manuel Chaves González, President of the "Junta de Andalucía", 23/05/97 ...
confrariacava.com/cch-gb.htm - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 06:28
Grading comment
Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3President of the "Junta de Andalucía"
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
3 +2Presidente de la Junta (similar to State Governor)
Horticulturist
4 +1Andalucía autonomous government president, Manuel Chaves
Noni Gilbert Riley
4president of the Junta of Andalucia
Kathryn Litherland
4Council president
Vladimir Martinez


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Presidente de la Junta (similar to State Governor)


Explanation:
I would leave it in Spanish and explain it in parenthesis.

Horticulturist
Spain
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Good grounds for this in fact. Yes.
1 min
  -> Thank you
agree  Óscar Delgado Gosálvez: yes, or President of the Andalusian Junta.
10 mins
  -> Gracias, Óscar
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Andalucía autonomous government president, Manuel Chaves


Explanation:
So there can be no confusion with the presidente de la diputación provincial, which might arise with regional...

The BBC is happy with the term: " autonomous government " news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4612685.stm

"The autonomous government of Cataluña (" www.dur.ac.uk/m.p.thompson/civwar/civwar5.htm

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Horticulturist: True, I have seen this written frecuently
10 mins
  -> But that doesn't necessarily support it!!!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
President of the "Junta de Andalucía"


Explanation:
Suerte

Manuel Chaves González: President of the Junta de Andalucía ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Typically Spanish Features - Manuel Chaves González: President of the Junta de Andalucía.
www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_12583.shtml - 42k - En caché - Páginas similares

CAVALLERS CONFRARES d'honorJosep Antoni Duran i Lleida, President of the Committee of UDC, 11/10/96. Manuel Chaves González, President of the "Junta de Andalucía", 23/05/97 ...
confrariacava.com/cch-gb.htm - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares


Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: This is safe too - doesn't lead to inaccuracies later.
6 mins
  -> Gracias cielo!!!
agree  MikeGarcia: El "Rey sin Corona" (16 años!!!).....
2 hrs
  -> ¡¡¡Ya te digo!!! Tu querido "presi"
agree  Egmont
5 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
president of the Junta of Andalucia


Explanation:
This is how I'd balance the mix! of Spanish and English

Kathryn Litherland
United States
Local time: 00:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Council president


Explanation:
Also President of the Board of Management.Very common in Spain.

Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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