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"Director A.I. del Registro Judicial"

English translation: Director a.i. of the Judicial Register

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Spanish term or phrase:"Director A.I. del Registro Judicial"
English translation:Director a.i. of the Judicial Register
Entered by: Dussault

21:58 Feb 5, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: "Director A.I. del Registro Judicial"
Aparece en un certificado policial de Costa Rica. No puedo encontrar lo que significa "a.i.". Será por "asuntos institucionales", o "adjunto, agregado... interino"??? Es para Canadá.
Dussault
Canada
Local time: 02:38
Director a.i. of the Judicial Register
Explanation:
It is most definitely NOT "Internal Affairs"; neither can we solve it by turning the letters around, until we know what they stand for. In many documents of Costa Rica these initials appear, and in connection with the most diverse areas, not just police matters, so we must rule out "Internal Affairs". In these Costa Rican documents, the initials appear in lowcase, never capitalized, and this called my attention; also, not always in connection with a person, also with an office [Secretaría]. Please check the references cited below.

Moreover, this seems to be a uniquely Costa Rican thing. But what I DID find out, is that it is not translated at all: it appears "tel quel" in the Costa Rica U.S. Embassy news site, both in Spanish and in English. I am just citing below the English reference. So, people, I would leave it EXACTLY like that. If the U.S. Embassy does not translate it.....why should we?

http://usembassy.or.cr/pr20071017.html
Charge d'Affaires, a.i. David Henifin (right) congratulates Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affaires Bruno Stagno on the conclusion of the TFCA agreement, while Vice-Minister of Finance, Jenny Phillips looks on.

http://www.aldia.co.cr/ad_ee/2007/mayo/30/nacionales1113846....
Según Rodrigo Fallas, director a.i del Registro Civil, al 30 de abril, ya había 35.881 electores más, con respecto a las últimas elecciones municipales, realizadas en diciembre pasado.

www.poder-judicial.go.cr/salasegunda/jurisprudencia/Notaria...
Nº 525
SALA SEGUNDA DE LA CORTE SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA. San José, a las catorce horas treinta minutos del cuatro de setiembre de mil novecientos noventa y seis.-
Diligencias de queja establecidas por la Secretaría de la Corte contra el notario Gustavo Adolfo Sauma Fernández.-
R E S U L T A N D O:
1.- En virtud de oficio 12.597-95 suscrito por la Secretaria General a.i. de la Corte Suprema de Justicia,

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-02-06 05:45:18 GMT)
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JUST DAWNED ON ME. Why the U.S. Embassy does not translate "a.i.". That's because it is NOT Spanish, it is Latin. "ad interim". And that is also the explanation why it is lowcase and not capitalized. Something like the better known "i.e.", or "v.g.".
NOW I'll be able to sleep....it kept nagging me, I tell you.
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Nelida Kreer
Local time: 02:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Asuntos Internos = Internal affairs
Lydia De Jorge
5 +1Director a.i. of the Judicial Register
Nelida Kreer
5a.i.
mikelyon
4IA Director of the Legal Registry
Michael Powers (PhD)


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Asuntos Internos = Internal affairs


Explanation:
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
IA Director of the Legal Registry


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 33 mins (2008-02-05 22:32:31 GMT)
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Without more context, it is really difficult to determine what A.I. means specifically in this case; however, what we do know, is that the word order is different. Hence, in an abundance of caution, we could simply reverse the word order to match English, without making it more specific in English than it is in Spanish.

Michael Powers (PhD)
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Director a.i. of the Judicial Register


Explanation:
It is most definitely NOT "Internal Affairs"; neither can we solve it by turning the letters around, until we know what they stand for. In many documents of Costa Rica these initials appear, and in connection with the most diverse areas, not just police matters, so we must rule out "Internal Affairs". In these Costa Rican documents, the initials appear in lowcase, never capitalized, and this called my attention; also, not always in connection with a person, also with an office [Secretaría]. Please check the references cited below.

Moreover, this seems to be a uniquely Costa Rican thing. But what I DID find out, is that it is not translated at all: it appears "tel quel" in the Costa Rica U.S. Embassy news site, both in Spanish and in English. I am just citing below the English reference. So, people, I would leave it EXACTLY like that. If the U.S. Embassy does not translate it.....why should we?

http://usembassy.or.cr/pr20071017.html
Charge d'Affaires, a.i. David Henifin (right) congratulates Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affaires Bruno Stagno on the conclusion of the TFCA agreement, while Vice-Minister of Finance, Jenny Phillips looks on.

http://www.aldia.co.cr/ad_ee/2007/mayo/30/nacionales1113846....
Según Rodrigo Fallas, director a.i del Registro Civil, al 30 de abril, ya había 35.881 electores más, con respecto a las últimas elecciones municipales, realizadas en diciembre pasado.

www.poder-judicial.go.cr/salasegunda/jurisprudencia/Notaria...
Nº 525
SALA SEGUNDA DE LA CORTE SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA. San José, a las catorce horas treinta minutos del cuatro de setiembre de mil novecientos noventa y seis.-
Diligencias de queja establecidas por la Secretaría de la Corte contra el notario Gustavo Adolfo Sauma Fernández.-
R E S U L T A N D O:
1.- En virtud de oficio 12.597-95 suscrito por la Secretaria General a.i. de la Corte Suprema de Justicia,

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 hrs (2008-02-06 05:45:18 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

JUST DAWNED ON ME. Why the U.S. Embassy does not translate "a.i.". That's because it is NOT Spanish, it is Latin. "ad interim". And that is also the explanation why it is lowcase and not capitalized. Something like the better known "i.e.", or "v.g.".
NOW I'll be able to sleep....it kept nagging me, I tell you.

Nelida Kreer
Local time: 02:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 619
Grading comment
Muchas gracias y perdón por la demora!

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agree  PinkyEspoli
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2600 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a.i.


Explanation:
a.i.= ad interim.
A person on a temporary charge, or acting in place of another official.


Example sentence(s):
  • Director of Operations, a.i.
mikelyon
Mexico
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