local city centre

Portuguese translation: junta de freguesia

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English term or phrase:local city centre
Portuguese translation:junta de freguesia
Entered by: Ivana de Sousa Santos

00:36 Mar 15, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: local city centre
For more information about electronic and electrical waste equipment disposal, recovery, and collection points, please contact your local city centre, household waste disposal service, shop from where you purchased the equipment, or manufacturer of the equipment
Ivana de Sousa Santos
Portugal
Local time: 22:18
junta de freguesia
Explanation:
Normalmente, para questões mais "locais", o contacto é feito com as respectivas juntas de freguesia, pois a câmara municipal (órgão superior) tem muito mais envergadura de funções.

Seja como for, fica a sugestão... :)
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Teresa Domingos
Portugal
Local time: 22:18
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos. Também penso que seja a junta de freguesia que tem a incumbência deste tipo de tarefas. Bom domingo.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1centro local da (sua) cidade
rhandler
5câmara (municipal) local
António Ribeiro
4 +1junta de freguesia
Teresa Domingos
4 +1prefeitura local
Roberto Cavalcanti


  

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centro local da (sua) cidade


Explanation:
É como entendo (your local city centre), o centro de assistência técnica de sua cidade para afastamento de resíduos.

rhandler
Local time: 18:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tania nogueira
17 hrs
  -> Obrigado, tania nogueira.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
câmara (municipal) local


Explanation:
Eu diria assim, em Pt-Pt.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 07:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
junta de freguesia


Explanation:
Normalmente, para questões mais "locais", o contacto é feito com as respectivas juntas de freguesia, pois a câmara municipal (órgão superior) tem muito mais envergadura de funções.

Seja como for, fica a sugestão... :)


Teresa Domingos
Portugal
Local time: 22:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos. Também penso que seja a junta de freguesia que tem a incumbência deste tipo de tarefas. Bom domingo.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CSimao
1 hr
  -> Obrigada! :)
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prefeitura local


Explanation:
governo municipal local

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 18:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  edupa: in bigger cities like Sao Paulo, these offices are also referred to as SUB-PREFEITURA (therfore: "...entre em contato com a sub-prefeitura local...")
4 days
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