Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
constituency
Czech translation:
volební obvod/okrsek
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jankaisler
Jul 22, 2014 13:26
9 yrs ago
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constituency
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Nemohu přijít na přesný smysl tohoto výrazu v daném kontextu.
Find the party/candidate that will win the constituency in the General Election.
Je to z britského volebního systému a prostě nevím, co by mohl být český ekvivalent. Dost mě tam matou ty "všobecné volby".
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Find the party/candidate that will win the constituency in the General Election.
Je to z britského volebního systému a prostě nevím, co by mohl být český ekvivalent. Dost mě tam matou ty "všobecné volby".
Děkuji za pomoc
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | volební obvod |
jankaisler
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| 2 +3 | voliči / voličstvo |
Tomas Mosler, DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI
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| 3 +1 | volební obvod |
Ing. Petr Bajer
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Change log
Jul 23, 2014 17:44: jankaisler changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/909035">marek tesina's</a> old entry - "constituency "" to ""volební obvod""
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volební obvod
vyhraje v (daném) volebním obvodu
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"chiefly British An area whose voters elect a representative to a legislative body: a parliamentary candidate in the Hampstead and Highgate constituency"
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/constit...
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"chiefly British An area whose voters elect a representative to a legislative body: a parliamentary candidate in the Hampstead and Highgate constituency"
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/constit...
Peer comment(s):
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Ivan Šimerka
: nebo okrsek
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Dík Ivane!
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Václav Pinkava
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Dík Václave!
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Hannah Geiger (X)
: used in the USA within exactly the same meaning, as well
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Dík Hannah!
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Tomas Mosler, DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI
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voliči / voličstvo
...který si získá voliče, který osloví voliče...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constituency
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constituency
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Jiri Kobelka (X)
: Souhlasím. "Win" zde podle mě neznamená "vyhrát", ale spíš "získat si", "přesvědčit".
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Díky, Jiří!
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Václav Pinkava
: přestože ve slovníku to má tento význam, v tomto kontextu je to volební obvod - "získat si voličstvo" by bylo "win over"
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Platí to ale vždy? "Could this be a sign that in places where the Tories can't win voters see UKIP as a viable alternative?" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23580773
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Auree Kamga
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Díky!
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Jiri Lonsky
: jde o zkratku, plné znění by mohlo být "win the votes of constituency" apod.
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Díky, Jiří!
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Magdalena Rezacova
: V tomto kontextu to chápu taky tak. Strana nezískává volební obvod jako takový, ale hlasy voličů v tomto obvodě. Taková novinářská zkratka.
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volební obvod
V tomto smyslu to bude pravděpodobně volební obvod.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/even-without-w...
Even without winning a single constituency, Ukip could still transform the 2015 general election
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Pravdu mohou mít oba předchozí kolegové, záleží na dalším kontextu, pokud ho máte.
Slovník říká, že constituency znamená volební obvod, voliči, a pak případně zákazníci, předplatitelé apod.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/even-without-w...
Even without winning a single constituency, Ukip could still transform the 2015 general election
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Pravdu mohou mít oba předchozí kolegové, záleží na dalším kontextu, pokud ho máte.
Slovník říká, že constituency znamená volební obvod, voliči, a pak případně zákazníci, předplatitelé apod.
Discussion
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/constitue...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constituency
"The seat was created in 1983 from parts of the former seats of Accrington and Clitheroe. In its ambit is much terraced (freehold) owner-occupied housing[2] and surrounding villages that may have helped to win the constituency for a Conservative in 1983... "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyndburn_(UK_Parliament_constit...
"Even without winning a single constituency, Ukip could still transform the 2015 general election"
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/even-without-w...