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Glossary entry

inglés term or phrase:

ID in the US

español translation:

driver's license

Added to glossary by aivars
Jul 22, 2004 20:02
20 yrs ago
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inglés term

ID in the US

inglés al español Jurídico/Patentes Derecho: (general)
What would be the equivalent to the Argentine DNI [Documento Nacional de Identidad] in the US? I guess there is not such equivalence. For identification purposes, signing relevant documents, etc. what would be the first ID that is used in the States? Passport? License number?
Thanks.
Proposed translations (español)
4 +15 driver's license
5 +1 ID Cards
5 licencia de conducir o tarjeta de identificación emitida por el Dept. Vehículos de Motor estatal
3 número de la seguridad social

Discussion

Sol Jul 22, 2004:
M�s info: a mucha gente le han ROBADO su identidad con ese dato. El problema es tan grave que antes ese n�mero se imprim�a en la "drivers license" y ya no. It might even be illigal to ask for it without a good excuse, but don't quote me on that.
Sol Jul 22, 2004:
NO, el n�mero de seguro social no se le debe dar a cualquiera, por eso pregunto. Si estamos hablando de un empleador, tu banco, o tu colegio, s�, �a nadie m�s se le da!
Judy Rojas Jul 22, 2004:
En ese contexto (solicitud de datos) yo usar�a el n�mero de seguro social, pues es el �nico n�mero de identificaci�n usado en todos los Estados Unidos.
Non-ProZ.com Jul 22, 2004:
Por ejemplo ac� en Argentina cuando se piden datos es usual pedir el DNI [por escrito]
LCK Jul 22, 2004:
are you looking for English to Spanish combination?
Sol Jul 22, 2004:
�Hablas de mostrarla o de dar el n�mero? �Para qu� es?

Proposed translations

+15
14 minutos
Selected

driver's license

that's the first ID they ask for
Peer comment(s):
agree Xenia Wong : Yes, driver´s license.
15 minutos
agree Sol : Yes, and if you don't drive, then an ID card that looks just like a driver's license - the social security card is a unique NUMBER but it is NOT a picture identification card. A passport is always a choice. A student ID card might or might not do.
25 minutos
agree Lorenia Rincon
28 minutos
agree olv10siq
37 minutos
agree Sandy T : Yes, definitely. If you don't know how to drive (although there is people who don't) you are kind of...illiterate...:-)
47 minutos
agree Henry Hinds : Sol gives a good explanation also. The US has no national ID.
1 hora
agree teju : this is the first thing they ask for. A lot of people never get a passport.
1 hora
agree christopher bolton : i've been stopped several times while in the states and they always ask for drivers license never my passport
2 horas
agree LCK : it also depends on the circumstance: if you present a check in a department store, they will ask for your driver's license, on the other hand if you are completing a form they will very rarely ask for your license. It will be used for proof of identity.
2 horas
agree Mapi : for what is worth it is the same in the UK, but the are thinking of introducing an Identity Card of some sort in the not too distant future.
4 horas
agree Clara Nino
5 horas
agree Lisa Russell
7 horas
agree María López Gromaz
17 horas
agree Maria Carla Di Giacinti
3 días 20 horas
agree cecilia_fraga : si, la licencia de conducir es lo q se estila
4 días
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4 minutos

número de la seguridad social

Creo que usan el número de la seguridad social, pero espera a que te lo confirme un nativo o alguien que viva allí. Suerte :)
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+1
5 minutos

ID Cards

Each state has it own policies on issuing ID cards.
Here is California's:
Identification (ID) cards

DMV issues ID cards to persons of any age. The ID card looks like a driver license, but is used for identification purposes only. A regular ID card is valid for six years, and a senior citizen ID card is valid for 10 years. To qualify for a senior citizen ID card, you must be age 62 or older.



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Note added at 3 hrs 5 mins (2004-07-22 23:08:33 GMT)
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Número del seguro social
Reference:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/dl_info.htm#idcard

Peer comment(s):
neutral Morgan Malvoso : yes, this is technically true, but since most people have a driver's license this is the normal form of ID. People don't have a driver's license and an ID card.
27 minutos
ID Cardas are now becoming more popular because not everyone drives.
neutral Sol : Very few people have State ID Cards. This would be a 2nd choice after asking for a Driver's License. They might also take a Student ID or Employee ID or Service (armed forces) ID, but it depends on the circumstances.
43 minutos
ID Cardas are now becoming more popular because not everyone drives.
agree Ltemes : if someone doesn't have an driver's license they have an ID card so this is perfectly valid. I've seen them and they look pretty much the same, but they say "Identification card". I've had one myself, before I learned to drive!! :o)
1 hora
Thank you Ltemes
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5 horas

licencia de conducir o tarjeta de identificación emitida por el Dept. Vehículos de Motor estatal

En los Estados Unidos, el documento de prueba de indentidad más común y generalmente aceptado es la licencia de conducir. Las personas que no están interesadas en obtener una licencia de conducir (raro el caso, pero las hay), las personas muy ancianas o incapacitadas para conducir, así como las personas que han perdido su derecho a conducir (por conducir embriagados o endrogados) pueden solicitar del Departamento de Vehículos de Motor una tarjeta sólo para efectos de identificación.

Las personas deben presentar prueba de su ciudadanía: certificado de nacimiento y tarjeta de Seguro Social.

A los residentes permanentes se les proveen licencias de conducir, pero para obtenerlas deben presentar su tarjeta verde de immigración (green card)y su número de Seguro Social. En muchos lugares se les exige que para identificarse muestren ambas: la licencia de conducir y la tarjeta verde.
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