la concesión administrativa reconocida a su favor
English translation: their official concession/permit
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| 4 | their official concession/permit |
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| 4 | the administrative concession acknowledged in his/their favor |
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their official concession/permit Explanation: I think Neilmac's explanation is probably on the right lines, but the translation sounds rather stilted. "Administrativo" means "by the administration" rather than administrative, and "reconocida a su favour" is "granted to them", or simply "their". |
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the administrative concession acknowledged in his/their favor Explanation: Basically, the family "inherited" the permit (=administrative concession) from their father. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2017-01-31 11:30:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- They then applied for the BCIL and after a long period of conflict with the previous operator, regained control of the property. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2017-01-31 11:32:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- NB: "favour" a for UK audience... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-31 17:13:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- @phil: 1.- The original is also "rather stilted". It's officialese. And I'd called it a permit already in my explanation. 2.- Definition of administrative: of or relating to administration or an administration; executive. 3.- -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-31 17:13:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ... |
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