Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
de ejercicio alterno en dos turnos de un año
English translation:
on an alternating basis with two terms of a year (each)
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Charles Davis
Aug 5, 2012 17:52
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
de ejercicio alterno en dos turnos de un año
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Unasur
En la reunión de Quito la Unasur resolvió cubrir el cargo con una Secretaría General de ejercicio alterno en dos turnos de un año cada uno por parte de los ex cancilleres de Colombia y Venezuela.
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Proposed translations
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4 +1 | on an alternating basis with two terms of a year (each) | Charles Davis |
4 +2 | on a rotating basis with six-month terms | Edward Tully |
4 | on a rotating basis with one - year terms | GGruia |
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Aug 12, 2012 23:13: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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on an alternating basis with two terms of a year (each)
"Rotating" normally implies more than two; rotate (applied to an office, as here) means "pass to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order" (Oxford). In this case there are just two countries involved, so I think the word is "alternating" rather than "rotating".
The rest of it says "dos turnos de un año cada uno", which clearly means "two terms of a year each". I would translate it like that, though "two one-year terms" would be fine.
The point of this is that normally the Secretary General of Unasur serves for two years, renewable once.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_General_of_UNASUR
In Quito they decided to divide the two years between the two countries, serving one year each. The background to this was the dispute between Colombia and Venezuela over accusations that Venezuela had been harbouring Colombian terrorists.
The rest of it says "dos turnos de un año cada uno", which clearly means "two terms of a year each". I would translate it like that, though "two one-year terms" would be fine.
The point of this is that normally the Secretary General of Unasur serves for two years, renewable once.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_General_of_UNASUR
In Quito they decided to divide the two years between the two countries, serving one year each. The background to this was the dispute between Colombia and Venezuela over accusations that Venezuela had been harbouring Colombian terrorists.
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on a rotating basis with six-month terms
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
: "rotating", yes, that's the key word.
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many thanks Luis! ;-)
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many thanks! ;-)
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on a rotating basis with one - year terms
Secretaría General de Unasur - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
El Secretario General será designado por el Consejo de Jefas y Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno a propuesta del Consejo de Ministras y Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores, por un período de dos años, renovable por una sola vez. El Secretario General no podrá ser sucedido por una persona de la misma nacionalidad.
En la selección de los funcionarios de la Secretaría General se garantizará una representación equitativa entre los Estados Miembros, tomando en cuenta, en lo posible, criterios de género, idiomas, étnicos y otros.
es.wikipedia.org/.../Secretaría_General_de_UnasurCached - Similar
El Secretario General será designado por el Consejo de Jefas y Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno a propuesta del Consejo de Ministras y Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores, por un período de dos años, renovable por una sola vez. El Secretario General no podrá ser sucedido por una persona de la misma nacionalidad.
En la selección de los funcionarios de la Secretaría General se garantizará una representación equitativa entre los Estados Miembros, tomando en cuenta, en lo posible, criterios de género, idiomas, étnicos y otros.
es.wikipedia.org/.../Secretaría_General_de_UnasurCached - Similar
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