Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
La Excelentísima y Magnífica Señora Rectora
English translation:
Honorable Madam Rector
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neskatxoa
Dec 13, 2007 14:56
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Spanish term
La Excelentísima y Magnífica Señora Rectora
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Education / Pedagogy
titulo de máster
La Excelentísima y Magnífica Señora Rectora otorga el presente título de Master en Derecho Inmobiliario a XXX...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Honorable Madam Rector |
Joss Heywood
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| 5 | the Honorable President |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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| 4 +1 | Distinguished (Madam) Rector |
Cinnamon Nolan
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| 4 +1 | Rector |
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Proposed translations
+3
27 mins
Selected
Honorable Madam Rector
otherwise it sounds ridiculous!
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Comment: "gracias"
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Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
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12
the Honorable President
It depends on the target dialect, but in the US I would refer to her as a president. And I agree with Joss' comment about the effect of a literal translation :-)
Reference:
+1
1 hr
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
Quality- Professionalism - Experience
Native in: English (Variants: US, US South, UK, British)
Works in: Spanish to English
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88
Distinguished (Madam) Rector
It's more politically correct to omit "Madam", but as it's in the original ... I've sometimes seen "Most Distinguished", but I don't like it.
Distinguished Rector, ladies, gentlemen,. Five years have elapsed since the Cold War vanished taking with it the shadow of fear that it had cast over an ...
www.radioradicale.it/exagora/emma-bonino-european-community...
Distinguished Rector, ladies, gentlemen,. Five years have elapsed since the Cold War vanished taking with it the shadow of fear that it had cast over an ...
www.radioradicale.it/exagora/emma-bonino-european-community...
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6 hrs
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Native in English
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Catalan to English
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47
Rector
The Rector hereby grants the degree of...
An even more radical deflation of the Spanish 'soberbia', but it's what I would expect on an English degree certificate. Certainly not "Madam Rector".
An even more radical deflation of the Spanish 'soberbia', but it's what I would expect on an English degree certificate. Certainly not "Madam Rector".
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