Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
JEFE PROVINCIAL DEL REGISTRO CIVIL
English translation:
Provincial Director of the Civil Registry Office
Spanish term
United States
THE PEAK OF TRANSLATION EXCELLENCE
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
JEFE PROVINCIAL DEL REGISTRO CIVIL
My attempt: PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR OF VITAL STATISTICS
Sound good or is there a better expression?
| 4 +3 | Provincial Director of the Civil Registry Office/Vital Statistics Bureau |
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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Jul 4, 2013 05:21: María Eugenia Wachtendorff Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
Provincial Director of the Civil Registry Office/Vital Statistics Bureau
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Note added at 6 days (2013-06-26 22:59:54 GMT)
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Happy to help, Richard :)
| Thank you. I went with your first option :-) |
| agree |
Cristina Gonzalez
2 hrs
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Gracias, Cristina
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Ruth Ramsey
5 hrs
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Gracias, Ruth
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AllegroTrans
: I would personally not use your second option, it is far too specific to the US and would not be universally comprehensible
17 hrs
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Thanks, AllegroTrans. You are right!
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