Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Secretaria de movilidad
English translation:
Transport Secretariat
Added to glossary by
Rosana Maciel
Nov 21, 2013 22:17
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Canada
Secretaria de movilidad
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Government / Politics
Transportation offices-Mexico
Es una oficina de transporte de México. Aparece en un certificado de no antecedentes viales. Es para Canadá.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | Transport Secretariat |
Edward Tully
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| 4 +1 | State Department of Traffic and Motor Vehicles |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 5 -1 | Secretary of Transport |
rzombek
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Proposed translations
+4
8 mins
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
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Selected
Transport Secretariat
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Peer comment(s):
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liz askew
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Many thanks Liz! ;-)
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philgoddard
: OK, that's enough references :-)
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OK, understood; many thanks! ;-)
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AllegroTrans
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Many thanks! ;-)
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Charles Davis
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Many thanks Charles! ;-)
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Did you read my explanation fully? My comments are based on years of living and translating in Mexico and working *as a staff translator* for the Organization of American States and the World Health Organization and freelancing for the United Nations.
8 hrs
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?? I haven't made any comment re your answer.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias!"
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1 hr
Secretary of Transport
It is a branch of the government. I would translate it like any other government secretarial office.
Example sentence:
Secretary of State> Secretaria del estado
Peer comment(s):
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Phoenix III
45 mins
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philgoddard
: It's a department, secretaría, not a person.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: With Phil
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8 hrs
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
State Department of Traffic and Motor Vehicles
1. This is not a national-level ministry/secretariat. We know this because the official updated list of government ministries/secretariats is maintained by the Organization of American States, and the official name of the "Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes in English is 'Secretariat of Communications and Transportation' (many international organizations use 'ministry' despite the Mexican Government's preference for 'Secretariat'). See: http://www.oas.org/en/member_states/member_state.asp?sCode=M...
2. I only found a "Secretaría de Movilidad" for the state of Jalisco. The description of its responsibilities is as follows:
La Secretaría de Movilidad impulsa políticas, normas, lineamientos y procedimientos en materia de servicios relacionados con identificar los componentes relacionados con la movilidad, articularlos, reorganizar las rutas , crear zonas sin tráfico vehicular e incorporar planes de movilidad, cuales deberán constituirse en una herramienta adicional para fomentar los desplazamientos en modos alternativos de transporte, con la finalidad de incidir desde la planificación urbana en la configuración de la movilidad.
Propone planes de movilidad integrales no motorizadas.
Se promoverán acciones con apego al respeto del medio ambiente.
Se conformarán opciones diversificadas para la movilidad.
3. These duties are very different from the responsibilities of a national-level secretariat/ministry. Accordingly, I propose a more descriptive title.
4. In translating Mexican state government titles, the practice is to avoid using 'Secretariat'. For this reason, I propose 'Department'. .
5. Canada is a member of the Organization of American States and therefore it is obliged to accept the official English translations deposited with the OAS. The official translation is 'Communications and Transportation', not 'Transport'- like it or not.
2. I only found a "Secretaría de Movilidad" for the state of Jalisco. The description of its responsibilities is as follows:
La Secretaría de Movilidad impulsa políticas, normas, lineamientos y procedimientos en materia de servicios relacionados con identificar los componentes relacionados con la movilidad, articularlos, reorganizar las rutas , crear zonas sin tráfico vehicular e incorporar planes de movilidad, cuales deberán constituirse en una herramienta adicional para fomentar los desplazamientos en modos alternativos de transporte, con la finalidad de incidir desde la planificación urbana en la configuración de la movilidad.
Propone planes de movilidad integrales no motorizadas.
Se promoverán acciones con apego al respeto del medio ambiente.
Se conformarán opciones diversificadas para la movilidad.
3. These duties are very different from the responsibilities of a national-level secretariat/ministry. Accordingly, I propose a more descriptive title.
4. In translating Mexican state government titles, the practice is to avoid using 'Secretariat'. For this reason, I propose 'Department'. .
5. Canada is a member of the Organization of American States and therefore it is obliged to accept the official English translations deposited with the OAS. The official translation is 'Communications and Transportation', not 'Transport'- like it or not.
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Why is your translation the "official" one? And whose practice is to avoid "secretariat"?
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1. It's official because countries deposit the translations they want us to use with the United Nations and the OAS. 2. A state 'Secretaría' is typically translated either 'State Secretariat' or 'Department' to avoid confusion with the national level.
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NetTra
: Tienes razón; esto es a nivel estatal. Personalmente no me gusta lo de "Secretariat", pero tu referencia suena más que oficial y me apegaré a ella de ahora en adelante. Gracias por la info.
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Discussion
Some of the translations are quite arbitrary - for example, Côte d'Ivoire insisting on using their French name in English. But one got used to it. There are several reasons for using the official translation:
1. It respects the country's wishes.
2. It saves a lot of time and guessing.
3. It eliminates confusion.
I wish I could say there was a central place where this information can be obtained. I would suggest checking the country's official websites, which usually have an English version. The OAS has a list of its member countries and government officials (with approved translations of the ministerial portfolios) at: http://www.oas.org/en/member_states/default.asp