Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Eure Hochwürdigste Exzellenz
English translation:
Your excellency
Added to glossary by
Csobay-Novák Tamás
Jun 8, 2009 17:59
14 yrs ago
German term
Eure Hochwürdigste Exzellenz
German to English
Social Sciences
Journalism
how do you address an apostolic nuncio?
Eure Hochwürdigste Exzellenz
Hochverehrte Exzellenzen
Meine sehr verehrten Damen und Herren
Mit Freude dürfen wir heute als...
Hochverehrte Exzellenzen
Meine sehr verehrten Damen und Herren
Mit Freude dürfen wir heute als...
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +4 | Your excellency | Armorel Young |
3 +1 | Most Reverend Excellency (abbreviation Most Rev. Ex) | John Fenz |
Proposed translations
+4
8 mins
Selected
Your excellency
According to this link (and assuming this is speech, not writing):-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_(manner_of_address)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_(manner_of_address)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Dzasmin
8 mins
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agree |
Helen Shiner
11 mins
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agree |
Kim Metzger
: I didn't see the question buried in the headline. http://www.answers.com/topic/self-styled
16 mins
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agree |
John Fenz
: I'll leave my entry as a reference, though I now think it is incorrect, v.s. discussion concerning difference between oral and written forms of address
41 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you / Köszönöm!"
+1
22 mins
Most Reverend Excellency (abbreviation Most Rev. Ex)
Re: Kim's question, whether this is in fact the correct translation depends on whether the person addressed is in fact an "Apostolic Nuncio" (see links).
Example sentence:
His Most Reverend Excellency (abbreviation Most Rev. Ex., oral address Your Excellency) - The Apostolic Nuncio, because his rank is equal to an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador and he is simultaneously a higher prelate.
Apostolischer Nuntius: Hochwürdigste Exzellenz oder Eure Hochwürdigste Exzellenz (da ein Apostolischer Nuntius immer auch ein Erzbischof ist)
Discussion
If this is an oral presentation, and it certainly looks like it, "Your Excellency" is the correct translation.
His Most Reverend Excellency (abbreviation Most Rev. Ex., oral address Your Excellency) - The Apostolic Nuncio, because his rank is equal to an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador and he is simultaneously a higher prelate.
http://www.answers.com/topic/self-styled