Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

padrones (in this specific instance)

English translation:

lists

Added to glossary by Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Jun 8, 2010 00:28
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

padrones

Spanish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is taken from an article in a Mexican newspaper. What do they mean by "padrones" here? I can't fit the dictionary definitions to an appropriate English term.. Muchas gracias!

Hoy por la mañana recibimos la denuncia de trabajadores del programa Oportunidades en Oaxaca, a quienes se les solicitó su renuncia para obligarlos a participar en el proceso electoral durante todo este mes usando los padrones de ese programa social, explicó Ramírez Puga.
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Jun 12, 2010 22:01: Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi) Created KOG entry

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lists

Targeting the poor in Mexico | International Food Policy Research ...
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evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households into PROGRESA ... PROGRESA had added new households to the list of beneficiaries through a process ...
www.ifpri.org/publication/targeting-poor-mexico-1 - En caché
Peer comment(s):

agree Henry Hinds
46 mins
Thank you, Henry!
agree Jennifer Levey : Yes, just 'lists'. The phrase is "padrones de ese programa social", so it can't be referring to 'electoral lists', 'census' or anything of that nature.
1 hr
Thanks a lot for your confirmation, mediamatrix!
agree SandraV
2 hrs
Thank you, Sandra!
agree Carolina Brito
15 hrs
¡Gracias, britos!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you to all! I much appreciated your input. Gracias!"
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census, list of registered voters

Padrón electoral=lista de los electores registrados.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Jennifer Levey : The phrase is "padrones de ese programa social", not "padrones electorales".
2 hrs
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23 mins

electoral rolls

Padron electoral Spanish-English Vocabulary / Vocabulario Español-Inglés. ... un padrón electoral es "electoral roll" en inglés. ...
forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=790450

28 May 2009 ... El Padrón Electoral del Reino Unido ("electoral rolls") puede ser adquirido por empresas y particulares, siendo ampliamente utilizado en la ...
www.dateas.com/es/padron_electoral -

The Empadronamiento, also known as the Padrón Municipal de Habitantes, is a municipal register or census record, similar to an electoral roll. ...
madrid.angloinfo.com › INFOrmation

Definición de padrón en el Diccionario de español en línea. ... (= censo) → census (Pol) → electoral register, electoral roll; [de miembros] → register ...
es.thefreedictionary.com/padrón
Peer comment(s):

disagree Jennifer Levey : The phrase is "padrones de ese programa social", not "padrones electorales".
2 hrs
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lists of beneficiaries

lists of beneficiaries of that social programme

beneficiaries = people who are benefited from the social programme
Peer comment(s):

agree Vicky Rengifo : I would add "official" ... official lists of beneficiaries
1 day 7 hrs
Muchas gracias, Vicky. Saludos.
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