Glossary entry

Italiano term or phrase:

capo commissario

Inglese translation:

purser

Added to glossary by Ivana UK
Jun 19, 2009 12:38
14 yrs ago
Italiano term

capo commissario

Da Italiano a Inglese Altro Navi, Navigazione a vela, Marittimo
short for 'capo commissario di bordo'


I'm not sure what the best translation for this is - my context doesn't provide any info, just mentions this person in passing but some basic info is provided on Wikipedia.

La figura del Capo Commissario è stata completamente cancellata dalla organizzazione nave , trasformando quegli Ufficiali che lo erano sino a poco tempo fa, in “ Hotel Manager”

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerarchia_di_bordo_delle_navi_m...

I also came across this definition online:

Il Capo Commissario di Bordo è responsabile di tutte le
funzioni amministrative di bordo e del controllo dei rapporti
con gli ospiti tramite il Banco informazioni
Proposed translations (Inglese)
5 +2 chief/head purser
Change log

Jun 20, 2009 13:24: Ivana UK Created KOG entry

Discussion

Ivana UK (asker) Jun 19, 2009:
I should have mentioned that the ship is a cruise ship ...

Proposed translations

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chief/head purser

On a passenger ship, the chief purser (commissario) is an official responsible for papers, accounts and for the comfort and safety of passengers

Reference:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and personal experience with ships and ship design
Note from asker:
Thanks Carmelo, believe it or not I checked this in various dictionaries before posting and not one of them had any entry for commissario di bordo. Take the online Oxford Paravia for example - nothing relevant under Commissario but doing a back search on Purser, the translation provided is commissario di bordo... Now that's really annoying!!
Ah, I wasn't logged in, that's why. Now that I'm logged in I can see the additional entry of 'commissario di bordo' = paymaster/purser
Peer comment(s):

agree Anca Maria Marin
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Thank you Anca Maria
agree Dr Lofthouse
2 ore
Thank you very much
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