Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ilustrísimo
English translation:
Honorable
Added to glossary by
Daniel Coria
Jul 28, 2005 14:41
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
ilustrísimo
Spanish to English
Other
Government / Politics
This comes in the list of members of the Board of Trustees (Patronato) of a Foundation. A number of the members are referred to as Excmo./Excma. - in all cases, in addition to being members of the board, they are also ministers in the regional or state government - and I've translated those as 'His/Her Excellency, Mr./Ms.
Then, other members are given the title Ilmo. (in no case do they also hold an official government position). My instinct is to simply call them Mr./Ms. Do you think that is acceptable? Will they - god forbid! - feel I have demeaned them?
One additional question: do we put a full stop after 'Ms' in English, as we do with 'Mr.' (e.g. 'Ms. Helen Wilkins' or 'Ms Helen Wilkins')?
Then, other members are given the title Ilmo. (in no case do they also hold an official government position). My instinct is to simply call them Mr./Ms. Do you think that is acceptable? Will they - god forbid! - feel I have demeaned them?
One additional question: do we put a full stop after 'Ms' in English, as we do with 'Mr.' (e.g. 'Ms. Helen Wilkins' or 'Ms Helen Wilkins')?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +9 | Honorable |
Daniel Coria
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| 3 | illustrious |
lyneRJ
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Proposed translations
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Spanish term (edited):
ilustr�simo
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Honorable
Hope it helps!
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-07-28 14:45:57 GMT)
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Lesson 337 - Punctuation - Periods
Use a period after the abbreviations Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., and St. (Saint) before a name and Jr., Sr., and Esq., after a name. Do not use a period with Miss because it is not an abbreviation.
Saludos!
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-07-28 14:45:57 GMT)
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Lesson 337 - Punctuation - Periods
Use a period after the abbreviations Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., and St. (Saint) before a name and Jr., Sr., and Esq., after a name. Do not use a period with Miss because it is not an abbreviation.
Saludos!
Peer comment(s):
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hecdan (X)
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Gracias, Hecdan...
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Xenia Wong
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Gracias, Xenia...
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Rene Ron
: In British English no period is used at all after any of these abbreviations..
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Thanks, Ron. The Oxford Spanish Dictionary also excludes these periods. Saludos/Regards!
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Marina Soldati
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Muchas gracias, Marina...
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Anabel Martínez
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Muchas gracias, Anabel...
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jrb
: yes, on both counts; in British English, strictly speaking, there should be a full stop (period) after these abbreviations, but in practice it is often not used
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Thanks for the "agree" and the comment, Jessica. ;-)
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
: Don't want to offend anyone by not calling them "honorable" ;o) hehehe
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Thanks, M. Teresa! ;-)
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milliecoquis
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Gracias, Millie...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Abbreviation "Hon."
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Gracias, Muriel...
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Comment: "Many thanks!"
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Spanish term (edited):
ilustr�simo
illustrious
illustrious
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-07-28 14:43:45 GMT)
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\'Ms. Helen Wilkins\'
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-07-28 14:43:45 GMT)
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\'Ms. Helen Wilkins\'
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