Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
la prestación de los servicios públicos
English translation:
providing (a) public service(s)
Added to glossary by
ORT76
Jun 23, 2009 06:55
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
la prestación de los servicios públicos
Spanish to English
Other
Management
administracion pública regional
el párrafo entero es el siguiente: la prestación de los servicios públicos suele ser más cara cuando menor sea el número de usuarios que los reciben.
My attempt is: the less number of users there are, the more expensive the rendering of municipal services tends to be
but I'm not sure
can someone help me?
My attempt is: the less number of users there are, the more expensive the rendering of municipal services tends to be
but I'm not sure
can someone help me?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | providing (a) public service(s) |
polyglot45
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| 4 +1 | Public Service(s) provision |
neilmac
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| 3 | The delivery of pubic/municipal services |
Gad Kohenov
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Proposed translations
+8
41 mins
polyglot45
Native in English
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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providing (a) public service(s)
tends to be more expensive, the fewer users there are on the receiving end
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias a todos!!
y disculpar por mi demora, he estado fuera de la oficina"
6 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
The delivery of pubic/municipal services
My suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
polyglot45
: love the typo !
35 mins
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| neutral |
neilmac
: hate this neologistic Euro-speak use of "delivery" for intangibles.
1 hr
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| neutral |
argosys
: A Freudian slip of the pen?
1 day 5 hrs
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+1
2 hrs
Public Service(s) provision
= the provision (or supply) of Public Services.
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:03:30 GMT)
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Your phrase:
<< ... the lower the number of users, the more costly public service provision tends to be >>>
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:05:33 GMT)
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<< the lower the number of users, the more costly public services provision tends to be ... >> or similar
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:07:00 GMT)
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the lower the number of users, the more costly public service provision tends to be
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:07:57 GMT)
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That's the 3rd time tried to nter the whole phrase, apparently the proz site doesn't like parentheses >>
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:03:30 GMT)
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Your phrase:
<< ... the lower the number of users, the more costly public service provision tends to be >>>
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:05:33 GMT)
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<< the lower the number of users, the more costly public services provision tends to be ... >> or similar
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:07:00 GMT)
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the lower the number of users, the more costly public service provision tends to be
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-23 09:07:57 GMT)
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That's the 3rd time tried to nter the whole phrase, apparently the proz site doesn't like parentheses >>
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