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A S. E. Prefetto di xxx

English translation: Sua Eccellenza

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Italian term or phrase:A S. E. Prefetto di xxx
English translation:Sua Eccellenza
Entered by: Michael Meskers

17:37 Oct 21, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Heading of a letter
Italian term or phrase: A S. E. Prefetto di xxx
Ciao tutti -

I was wondering if anyone can tell me what these letters "S.E." may mean.

Here is the whole context: It's a letter addressed to a governmental officials and in the addressing it has:

Al Sig. Ministro dell'ambiente
A S.E. Prefetto di xxx (place name)

Thanks a lot!
Michael Meskers
United States
Local time: 03:13
Sua Eccellenza
Explanation:
Term of address used in the case of a "Prefetto" - A Sua Eccellenza il Prefetto di ...(place name)...
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Dorothy Selibas
South Africa
Local time: 09:13
Grading comment
Perfect!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Sua Eccellenza
Dorothy Selibas
4don't translate
Thomas Roberts


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Sua Eccellenza


Explanation:
Term of address used in the case of a "Prefetto" - A Sua Eccellenza il Prefetto di ...(place name)...

Dorothy Selibas
South Africa
Local time: 09:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Perfect!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  carmelo1
3 hrs
agree  luskie
1 day 1 hr
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2 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
don't translate


Explanation:
You shouldn't translate this as the equivalent in English (your excellency) is used only for ambassadors.

I would just ignore these initials in the translation.

Thomas Roberts
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 919
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