Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Licencia metropolitana unica de funcionamiento de establecimientos y actividades
English translation:
metropolitan business license
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Aussaffer
May 12, 2014 06:35
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Spanish term
Licencia metropolitana unica de funcionamiento de establecimientos y actividades
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Ecuadorian operating licence
"Licencia metropolitana unica de funcionamiento de establecimientos y actividades" is an Ecuadorian operating licence for the sale of food and drinks in restaurants.
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Aug 4, 2014 01:51: Aussaffer Created KOG entry
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philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
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metropolitan business license
I think a more literal translation sounds odd.
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Paul Brown
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
ES/PT > Native English Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
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36
Unique metropolitan license for the operation of establishments and activities
A lot of the time 'unica' gets translate as 'single' but I think for a license 'unique' is the more appropriate term.
I think it's possible that the above phrase has never actually been translated before so a direct reference might not exist.
I think it's possible that the above phrase has never actually been translated before so a direct reference might not exist.
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Billh
: Unico is bit of a false friend. It usually means sole or single. The idea here is that it is a single license covering operating license and activity license. It may be unique but I doubt it.
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Bill, you're right but I though this might be a specific example where it could be used. I'd go for sole over single. Although single license seems to refer to PC's and sole license to intellectual property law
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Specializes in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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30
Exclusive metropolitan permit for facility operation and activities
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Billh
: I don't think exclusive is the word here....
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Well, Bill, "única" in this case does mean it excludes any other license and it's the only one applicable, therefore "exclusive" in the sense of excluding all others.
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Rebecca Lammons
: I think "exclusive" wrongly gives the idea that this is a special business license/permit, as in one that has been given specifically to this business and no other, when I think that it's just a regular city permit.
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Same explanation, Rebecca. It's exclusive of all other purposes and of all other permits. Notice the other suggestions either translated the term "única" incorrectly (unique) or simply purged it from the stretch. I prefer to keep the original term.
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City Permit for Business Operations and Activities
I would tend to omit the "única" as I don't think it conveys a lot of meaning here.
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