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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

English translation:

Ministry/Department of Agriculture

Added to glossary by Margaret Schroeder
Apr 30, 2009 00:39
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

Spanish to English Other Government / Politics
Could anyone help me with this term? TIA!

I have no context....Department of Agriculture and Livestock/Cattle Ranching??...sounds awkward...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 Ministry of Agriculture
4 +2 Department of Agriculture and Livestock
5 +1 For Ecuador: Ministry of Agriculture(, Livestock, Aquaculture, and Fisheries)
4 Ministry/Department of Agriculture and Stockbreeding (Ranching)
Change log

May 5, 2009 18:02: Margaret Schroeder Created KOG entry

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Apr 30, 2009:
The answer depends entirely on the country Every Latin American country has an official English translation that they submit to the Organization of American States. It's reflected in the list of "Member Cabinets" at http://www.oas.org/directory_missions/default.asp

Proposed translations

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32 mins
Selected

Ministry of Agriculture

Because “Agriculture” in English = “Agricultura” + “Ganadería” in Spanish; i.e. the English word “agriculture” includes both crop agriculture and livestock agriculture.

See, for example, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agriculture “the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.”
Peer comment(s):
agree Christine Walsh : Hadn't seen this one!
2 mins
agree Joss Heywood : Wiktionary too: The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming
1 hr
agree Simon Charass : Ministry / Department of Agriculture, depending on the country.
1 hr
Agree; either Ministry or Department.
agree Simon Summers
7 hrs
agree Marcelo González : The relevance of what might be a country's official translation ("of the day") notwithstanding, I'd go with this. After all, as translators, do we not owe it to the profession to evaluate these translations just the same?
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, GoodWords!"
5 mins

Ministry/Department of Agriculture and Stockbreeding (Ranching)

sugerencia

Mike :)
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+2
9 mins

Department of Agriculture and Livestock

You could use "ministry" too. In this context, I prefer livestock to other options.
Peer comment(s):
agree Christine Walsh : I'd keep to 'ministry', assuming of course it's not the USA (or another country where 'department' is used in this sense.
23 mins
Thank you, Chirswa, right on.
agree Jessica Noyes : Yes, with 'ministry' also.
56 mins
Thank you, Jessica.
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+1
3 hrs
Spanish term (edited): Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca

For Ecuador: Ministry of Agriculture(, Livestock, Aquaculture, and Fisheries)

Since you're based in Ecuador, I'm citing the official English translation of the Ministry's name as submitted by the Ecuadorean Government to the Organization of American States Office of Protocol.

http://www.oas.org/directory_missions/default.asp

Informally, you can call it the "Ministry of Agriculture," since the English word "Agriculture" INCLUDES the meaning of "Ganadería."
Peer comment(s):
agree Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes : Yes. The choice between short and long versions depends on the purpose or target reader of the translation, or the nature of the original (newspaper, official document).
3 hrs
Thanks, Alejandro!
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