Jul 18, 2016 14:31
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
se le agradece a las autoridades competentes
Spanish to English
Other
Government / Politics
Se le agradece a las autoridades competentes tener las debidas consideraciones con este funcionario.
We request the appropriate authorities to have the respective considerations to this officer
We request the appropriate authorities to have the respective considerations to this officer
Proposed translations
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24 mins
Ana Vozone
Specializes in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
The relevant authorities are kindly requested
are kindly requested to (welcome) / (tend to the needs) / (be of any assitance) to this employee / officer.
Na falta de mais contexto, a minha sugestão seria esta.
Mais exemplos:
https://www.google.pt/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...
Na falta de mais contexto, a minha sugestão seria esta.
Mais exemplos:
https://www.google.pt/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...
Example sentence:
The relevant authorities are requested to report to the ESRB and the Council on the actions they take in response to this Recommendation
Furthermore, the relevant authorities are requested to act against importers not complying with SA legislation.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
25 mins
Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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8
We are grateful to the appropriate authorities
...for showing due deference to this officer;
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: Not strictly "wrong" but we don't generally "thank before receiving" in English, we say "please" first (or equivalent)
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Well, people often show gratitude in advance/ agradecen algo de antemano;
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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468
we would be grateful if the appropriate authorities would ...
I agree with the rule that it's considered tacky in English to thank someone in advance, but I also think it sounds imperious to say 'xx are kindly requested'. When I hear that expression I always cringe. It may be a UK-US difference, but to me it just sounds haughty and demanding, as if the other party has no choice.
That's my take from this side of the Pond.
That's my take from this side of the Pond.
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: Where I live (UK) "...are kindly requested" is perfectly normal and acceptable (and not haughty); your suggestion is not "wrong" but it is wordy
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The "wordiness" softens the request. It's even taught in secretarial schools. 'Kindly requested' borders on being rude in the U.S. But that doesn't surprise me, as my UK friend often says things that she doesn't realize are rude here.
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Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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219
by appropriate authorities will be appreciated
for a US target audience
Any special courtesies/consideration extended to this official will be (greatly/truly) appreciated.
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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2016-07-19 22:33:22 GMT)
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The word order is important in making it sound natural.
https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975JAKART01648_b.htm...
***EMBASSY WILL APPRECIATE ANY SPECIAL COURTESIES EXTENDED*** IR. KOMADJAJA. NEWSOM UNCLASSIFIED NNN. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 ...
Full text of "State Dept cable 1973-145003" - Internet Archive
https://archive.org/.../State Dept cable 1973-145003_djvu...... Archive
... **FOR ANY SPECIAL COURTESIES EXTENDED THEM**; ... ACTION REQUESTED: EMBASSY WOULD **APPRECIATE** SOONEST ...
I hope this helps!
Any special courtesies/consideration extended to this official will be (greatly/truly) appreciated.
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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2016-07-19 22:33:22 GMT)
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The word order is important in making it sound natural.
https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975JAKART01648_b.htm...
***EMBASSY WILL APPRECIATE ANY SPECIAL COURTESIES EXTENDED*** IR. KOMADJAJA. NEWSOM UNCLASSIFIED NNN. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 ...
Full text of "State Dept cable 1973-145003" - Internet Archive
https://archive.org/.../State Dept cable 1973-145003_djvu...... Archive
... **FOR ANY SPECIAL COURTESIES EXTENDED THEM**; ... ACTION REQUESTED: EMBASSY WOULD **APPRECIATE** SOONEST ...
I hope this helps!
2 days 6 hrs
Sarah Hirsch
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Communicate in Color
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
We kindly request that the relevant authorities
"kindly request" is more gentle than "request," and sounds to me like the difference between "les pedimos" and "se les agradecemos"; also, when directly requesting someone to do something, it is "request that".
Example sentence:
We kindly request that all cell phones be turned off while in the library.
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