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staff headquarters

Spanish translation: cuartel general del estado mayor

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English term or phrase:staff headquarters
Spanish translation:cuartel general del estado mayor
Entered by: EirTranslations

20:08 Oct 5, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: staff headquarters
About WW2, pls see below thanks.

I approached him and handed him the envelope.
He glanced at it, went inside the booth and made a telephone call.
Shortly, a soldier on duty showed up telling me to follow him to the staff headquarters.
I was met by a senior lieutenant who took my envelope and told me to wait.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 19:33
cuartel general del estado mayor
Explanation:
In military terms, staff stands for estado mayor.

staff [1]
a n
1 (=personnel) personal m , empleados mpl
2 (Mil) estado m mayor
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Patricia ONeill
Local time: 15:33
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cuartel general del estado mayor


Explanation:
In military terms, staff stands for estado mayor.

staff [1]
a n
1 (=personnel) personal m , empleados mpl
2 (Mil) estado m mayor

Example sentence(s):
  • En 1917 sirvió como oficial de Estado Mayor en el Cuartel General del Segundo Ejército, antes de ser transferido al Cuarto Ejército.
Patricia ONeill
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Mónica Algazi
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agree  Oliver Romero
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