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spett.

English translation: Att. /Hon. Municipality

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Italian term or phrase:spett.
English translation:Att. /Hon. Municipality
Entered by: Simon Charass

23:36 Jun 10, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Genealogy
Italian term or phrase: spett.
from "spett. Comune" in a genealogical document
Traci Andrighetti
Att. the Municipality
Explanation:
To the attention of the Municipality.

spettabile = Dal lat. spectabi°le(m), deriv. di specta¯re 'guardare’ agg. rispettabile, ragguardevole (usato solo negli indirizzi e all'inizio di lettere commerciali): Spettabile Ditta.

Comune = (autorità municipali) municipality, town/city council: il Comune ha deciso di far costruire una nuova scuola, the town/city council decided to have a new school built.


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Note added at 2005-06-11 00:48:33 (GMT)
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With the context should be “The Hon. Municipality”
Selected response from:

Simon Charass
Canada
Local time: 10:40
Grading comment
Grazie!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Att. the Municipality
Simon Charass
2 +1spettabile ?
swisstell
3esteemed
Russell Jones


Discussion entries: 2





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
spettabile ?


Explanation:
if it is an address, this might work. Spett. X is a manner of addressing someone, like here .e.g. "dear Community" but really rather
"to the attention of the Community"

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emanuela Galdelli: correct, "spettabile" is never translated
6 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Att. the Municipality


Explanation:
To the attention of the Municipality.

spettabile = Dal lat. spectabi°le(m), deriv. di specta¯re 'guardare’ agg. rispettabile, ragguardevole (usato solo negli indirizzi e all'inizio di lettere commerciali): Spettabile Ditta.

Comune = (autorità municipali) municipality, town/city council: il Comune ha deciso di far costruire una nuova scuola, the town/city council decided to have a new school built.


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Note added at 2005-06-11 00:48:33 (GMT)
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With the context should be “The Hon. Municipality”

Simon Charass
Canada
Local time: 10:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger
8 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Peter Cox
6 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
esteemed


Explanation:
...of the esteemed local authority.
I agree with Elena and Emanuela that it is better to leave it out but, if you want to be very formal, this is an option.
In the UK at least we talk of "local authorities" (or city councils) rather than municipalities.

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:40
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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