junto às autoridades

English translation: to the local authorities

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Portuguese term or phrase:junto às autoridades
English translation:to the local authorities
Entered by: Lidia Carney

18:17 Aug 30, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources
Portuguese term or phrase: junto às autoridades
o número de reclamações da população, junto às autoridades competentes, em relação a outros problemas....
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 03:30
to the local authorities
Explanation:
In the UK "local authorities" are city/town councils who normally deal with "complaints" from the population in general... I am not sure who is your target public but I hope this helps!
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Lidia Carney
United Kingdom
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2(complaints) filed with the competent authorities
Luiz Vasconcelos
4 +1to the proper authorities
Douglas Bissell
5before applicable officials
coolbrowne
4 +1to the local authorities
Lidia Carney
4with the competent authorities
liz askew
4[complaints] filed (omit the rest)
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to the proper authorities


Explanation:
would need more context to giva a better idea

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
28 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
junto às autoridades competentes
before applicable officials


Explanation:
Geralmente dizemos assim. Contudo, no texto apresentado ficaria melhor

The number of popular complaints to the applicable officials...

Mas isto é porque no original "junto" é supérfluo. Basta:

o número de reclamações da população, às autoridades competentes...

coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to the local authorities


Explanation:
In the UK "local authorities" are city/town councils who normally deal with "complaints" from the population in general... I am not sure who is your target public but I hope this helps!

Lidia Carney
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
11 mins
  -> thanks Claudio
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with the competent authorities


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?q=junto às autoridades competen...

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Guidelines on Payment Services Directive Passport Notifications ...
ec.europa.eu/internal_market/payments/.../passporting_guidelines_en.pdf
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1 Nov 2009 – Annex 6 List of competent authorities for handling complaints ... whose contact details shall be made available to the other authorities (set out in Annex 3 to .... Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well ...

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[PDF]
MOD. 21-RFI
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info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/.../0/rfi-21%20(2008).pdf
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CERTIFICAÇÃO DAS AUTORIDADES FISCAIS COMPETENTES DO ESTADO DE ... CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT TAX AUTHORITIES OF THE ..... ser entregue ao intermediário financeiro junto do qual o beneficiário efectivo tem a ...

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competent authorities

is

pretty standard here in the UK

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Note added at 46 mins (2011-08-30 19:03:53 GMT)
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depends on the order in which you are going to translate the entire phrase...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(complaints) filed with the competent authorities


Explanation:
Como em http://www.examiner.com/democrat-in-las-vegas/complaints-fil...

Muito comum (mais de 1,5 milhão de ocorrências).

Ou "submitted to" the competent authorities.

Eu eliminaria o aposto nas duas opções no texto traduzido.

Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 03:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PaulaEsp
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Paula!

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Muriel!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[complaints] filed (omit the rest)


Explanation:
I don't think you need it. 'Filing' a complaint implies by definition that it has been submitted to the appropriate authority.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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