Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
la dirección de la Secretaría General
English translation:
general administrative management
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Apr 18, 2009 08:05
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la dirección de la Secretaría General
Spanish to English
Marketing
Business/Commerce (general)
trade associations
Las relaciones externas en -nombre de la empresa- principalmente están lideradas por la dirección de la Secretaría General (nombre de la persona).
The text deals with the roles of the different departments within a large retail organisation. I am surprised that a retail organisation, e.g. M&S, Walmart, El Corte Inglés, has a Secretaría General, as this is something I always associated with Government or EU agencies. So I would be very grateful if someone could help me out...
The text deals with the roles of the different departments within a large retail organisation. I am surprised that a retail organisation, e.g. M&S, Walmart, El Corte Inglés, has a Secretaría General, as this is something I always associated with Government or EU agencies. So I would be very grateful if someone could help me out...
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Apr 19, 2009 20:24: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/99988">gerarda mc kenna's</a> old entry - "la dirección de la Secretaría General"" to ""general administrative management (name of person)""
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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United States
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general administrative management (name of person)
Even though it refers to a person, since it actually states "dirección" instead of "director", it will also be clear in English, and an accurate translation, to state "management" (dirección) and make clear that we are talking of the administration, or as ad adjectival clause "administrative" (secretaría) and then add "general" to modify the entire phrase.
Mike :)
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You are certainly welcome.
Mike :)
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You are certainly welcome.
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neilmac
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Thank you, Neil - Mike :)
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John Cutler
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Thank you, John - Mike :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for taking time out to answer, I think that this is the one best tailored to my commercial needs"
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
United States
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English
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United States
Precise and on time; lawyer/writer.
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the head (Chair) of the Governing Board
or possibly the Chairman of the Governing Board
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Note added at 58 mins (2009-04-18 09:04:24 GMT)
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Following the successful conclusion last week of AgentricsWorld 2008, the company's annual customer conference, the shareholders of Agentrics elected a new governing board of managers. http://www.agentrics.com/web/agentrics/news/archived_release...
Josep Lluís Bonet, President of the Fira de Barcelona's Governing Board.
http://web.firabcn.espressimageBank.do;jsessionid=583nJlCJmN...
Throughout the postwar period, secrecy remained a pillar of C & A corporate policy. Important members of the Brenninkmeijer family on the governing board were hardly known outside of Europe's financial circles. When any of C & A's management were quoted in the press, statements tended to remain limited to company sales policy, such as 'No store sells cheaper' or--the most famous statement--'We let our merchandise speak for us.'
http://www.answers.com/topic/c-a-5
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Note added at 58 mins (2009-04-18 09:04:24 GMT)
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Following the successful conclusion last week of AgentricsWorld 2008, the company's annual customer conference, the shareholders of Agentrics elected a new governing board of managers. http://www.agentrics.com/web/agentrics/news/archived_release...
Josep Lluís Bonet, President of the Fira de Barcelona's Governing Board.
http://web.firabcn.espressimageBank.do;jsessionid=583nJlCJmN...
Throughout the postwar period, secrecy remained a pillar of C & A corporate policy. Important members of the Brenninkmeijer family on the governing board were hardly known outside of Europe's financial circles. When any of C & A's management were quoted in the press, statements tended to remain limited to company sales policy, such as 'No store sells cheaper' or--the most famous statement--'We let our merchandise speak for us.'
http://www.answers.com/topic/c-a-5
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Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
Spain
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Spain
Sworn & legal. Contracts & CVs. PhD
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the General Manager
Así lo diría yo. Como después viene el nombre de la persona, no habrá duda de a quién se refiere. Yo también al principio pensé en que se trataba de un organismo internacional.
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También: CEO (Chief Executive Officer).
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También: CEO (Chief Executive Officer).
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"General Secretariat"
Following Ruxi's lead:
(General) Secretariat03:51
In many companies there is a general secretariat which has the task to coordinate the secretarial works of more departments (where there can be also secretaries/assistants). In Spanish,English and other languages, secretary general may not always mean the political title of the leader of an organization, but also the secretary/assistant working and leading the general secretariat. In your examples, such organisation have usually more filials and each of them has a management with a secretariat. The general secretariat is coordinating all these. It could be both the office of the leader of the organisation, calling him(her) self as general secretary, or simply the assistant of him (also called secretary).
I answered this question because I know both languages in order to understand meanings and also have a certain experience in business and government (a plant and a ministry).
(General) Secretariat03:51
In many companies there is a general secretariat which has the task to coordinate the secretarial works of more departments (where there can be also secretaries/assistants). In Spanish,English and other languages, secretary general may not always mean the political title of the leader of an organization, but also the secretary/assistant working and leading the general secretariat. In your examples, such organisation have usually more filials and each of them has a management with a secretariat. The general secretariat is coordinating all these. It could be both the office of the leader of the organisation, calling him(her) self as general secretary, or simply the assistant of him (also called secretary).
I answered this question because I know both languages in order to understand meanings and also have a certain experience in business and government (a plant and a ministry).
Discussion
I answered this question because I know both languages in order to understand meanings and also have a certain experience in business and government (a plant and a ministry).