Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ordinary civil servant
English answer:
government civil servant
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Feb 18, 2002 21:28
22 yrs ago
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ordinary civil servant
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What adj.is most suitable with the word "civil servant" (ordinary, common, etc, )
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| 4 | government civil servant |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 | Regular, typical |
Alaa Zeineldine
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Kim Metzger
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government civil servant
That's one possibility. I was a US government civil servant for 17 years. Maybe you can give us some more information. Is the person a civil servant in Thailand? What kind of text are you translating.
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I would ordinary civil servant in this case.
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Note added at 2002-02-18 21:49:25 (GMT)
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I would use ordinary civil servant in this case.
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Note added at 2002-02-18 21:48:54 (GMT)
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I would ordinary civil servant in this case.
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Note added at 2002-02-18 21:49:25 (GMT)
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I would use ordinary civil servant in this case.
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Alaa Zeineldine
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Regular, typical
It depends very much on your sentence. For example:
"... his daily routine is that of a typical civil servant"
However, you could use Kim's suggestion as follows:
"... he commands little influence, for he is no more than an ordinary civil servant"
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Alaa Zeineldine
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"... his daily routine is that of a typical civil servant"
However, you could use Kim's suggestion as follows:
"... he commands little influence, for he is no more than an ordinary civil servant"
Regards,
Alaa Zeineldine
PS. Check with ProZ support for your last question. I am sure they'll tell that ProZ does nothing to your computer, which I am sure will be true. Check your internet contents/privacy options, see if you're using a proxy, or get technical help.
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