Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

dependiente de

English translation:

which reports to / reporting to

Added to glossary by Brenda Joseph
Jun 6, 2008 01:14
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

dependiente de

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
La COORDINACIÓN DE COMPRAS, CONTRATACIONES, PATRIMONIO Y SUMINISTROS dependiente de la DIRECCIÓN TÉCNICO ADMINISTRATIVA de la SECRETARÍA DE AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE ha confeccionado los pliegos de bases y condiciones particulares.

Proposed translations

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which reports to

Tal cual. :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Patrice : or in this sentence, perhaps "reporting to..."
42 mins
Of course. Thanks Patrice.
agree Ana Dubra
14 hrs
Gracias Ana :)
agree Nelida Kreer : reporting to.
21 hrs
Gracias cariño ;)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias Elizabeth!"
9 mins

under the authority of

Sugerencia, suerte =o)
Saludos,
Ana
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42 mins

belonging to

Ya
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+1
4 hrs

under

"under" will do the job and is less wordy. good luck.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yamila Sosa : Absolutely
8 hrs
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5 hrs

an offshoot off, answerable to

a couple more....

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-06-06 07:50:44 GMT)
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oops offshoot OF (sorry about the extra "f")
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+1
7 hrs

an office of

La COORDINACION is a part of the DIRECCION; in English it is more common to say that one dept is "an office of" another which implies a level of hierarchy
Peer comment(s):

agree Miriam Cutler (X) : best option
1 hr
Thank you, Miriam :)
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21 hrs

a division of

Another option.
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1 day 3 hrs

subordinated to

Another alternative for "under the authority of".
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2 days 27 mins

subsumed to

I've seen this term used in the same (administratyive/government) context quite a few times.
Example sentence:

"...subsumed to the Justice Ministry"

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