Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Dirección General de Trafico (Spain)
English translation:
Directorate General of Traffic (Spain)
Added to glossary by
Daniel Parra
Mar 6, 2008 18:54
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Dirección General de Trafico (Spain)
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Government / Politics
Governement Bodies
The official website does not offer a translation of this. I need to know the UK equivalent, as far as I can remember we just said "Swansea" ...
Proposed translations
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Mar 20, 2008 07:57: Daniel Parra Created KOG entry
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Directorate General of Traffic
Directorate General is the accepted translation for Dirección General.
I'm not so sure about "of Traffic", in English it just doesn't sound right, but can't think of a better phrase.
Possibly "of Traffic Control"?
I'm not so sure about "of Traffic", in English it just doesn't sound right, but can't think of a better phrase.
Possibly "of Traffic Control"?
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Your first is the term used in this doc: http://www.eurocare.org/pdf/profiles/spain/report1104soc.pdf
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Carlos Segura
: Sí, pero siendo la DGT competente en materia de tráfico por carreteras (no marítimo o aéreo), yo optaría por "Road Traffic". Para más información: http://www.dgt.es/portal/
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Nikki Graham
: I prefer direct translations in these cases so it is easy to recognise what this is, after all, it's a Spanish entity, not a UK one.
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Egmont
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AllegroTrans
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Terry Burgess
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
I place Quality and Accuracy above speed
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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Traffic Department
..I suppose.
Luck:-)
What about Swansea?
Luck:-)
What about Swansea?
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Department for Transport (DfT)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_for_Transport
The point is if you need an equivalent or translation. DGT's functions in the UK equivalent are on more than one executive agency (DVLA, DSA, VCA, and others, for instance are in charge of doing same as DGT). However, these diverse UK executive agencies operate under the same department, and DGT is one department, one agency.
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Isn't that Swansea only covers Swansea area? or does it cover other UK areas as well?
Anyways, my answer is based on what you say that would like to have the UK equivalent.
SHould you further need a translation of the Spanish agency DGY, then should be "General Directorate of Traffic" (even if you search web with this exact sentence in English, first result in search is the DGT itself)
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Note added at 22 mins (2008-03-06 19:17:48 GMT)
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see google link of: http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&as_qdr=all&q= "General Dir...
The point is if you need an equivalent or translation. DGT's functions in the UK equivalent are on more than one executive agency (DVLA, DSA, VCA, and others, for instance are in charge of doing same as DGT). However, these diverse UK executive agencies operate under the same department, and DGT is one department, one agency.
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Note added at 22 mins (2008-03-06 19:17:00 GMT)
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Isn't that Swansea only covers Swansea area? or does it cover other UK areas as well?
Anyways, my answer is based on what you say that would like to have the UK equivalent.
SHould you further need a translation of the Spanish agency DGY, then should be "General Directorate of Traffic" (even if you search web with this exact sentence in English, first result in search is the DGT itself)
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Note added at 22 mins (2008-03-06 19:17:48 GMT)
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see google link of: http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&as_qdr=all&q= "General Dir...
Note from asker:
| The DVLA at Swansea is where they issued driving licences when I lived in UK. |
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Victoria Porter-Burns
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Thanks Victoria
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AllegroTrans
: Omit DfT since we are speaking here of a Spanish entity NOT the DfT in the UK
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Thanks, neilmac says "I need to know the UK equivalent"...that is what I have done...
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alizestarfir (X)
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translatol
Native in English
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Catalan to English
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(National) Department of Motor Traffic
I think it's important to make it clear just what the mandate of this body is:
"Establecer las directrices básicas y esenciales para la formación y actuación de los agentes de la autoridad en materia de tráfico y circulación de vehículos a motor, sin perjuicio de las atribuciones de las Corporaciones Locales." See the web reference.
"Establecer las directrices básicas y esenciales para la formación y actuación de los agentes de la autoridad en materia de tráfico y circulación de vehículos a motor, sin perjuicio de las atribuciones de las Corporaciones Locales." See the web reference.
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General Directorate of Transport
Check out the link. This is the document of reference for translation services of the MAE and the Ministry of the Interior. You'll never be lost again.
Reference:
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jackstraw
: Problem: who or what is gkcom? It's certainly not an official site. I always go for "Traffic".
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Department of Motor Vehicles (Texas USA)
This is how it is known in Texas, USA. I hope it helps with your UK version.
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