NIVEL 1 Administracion municipal / Town ´administration

administracion f

administration, ´management

administrador m

administrator, manager

administrar una comarca

to administer a district

adoptar medidas

to take measures

alcalde m

mayor

alcaldesa f

mayoress, mayor’s wife

anular una reunion

to call off a meeting ´

aplicar la ley

to apply the law

autoridades fpl

authorities

autorizar

to authorize

avisar

to notify, to inform

avisar a la polic´ıa

to notify the police

aviso m

notice, warning

barrendero m

road sweeper

basurero m

garbage man, dustman

bombero m

fireman

burocracia f

bureaucracy, officialdom

burocrata mf

bureaucrat ´

camio´n m de la basura

garbage truck, dust cart

casa f consistorial

City/Town Hall, civic center

civil mf

civilian (as opposed to a soldier)

comision f

committee, ´ commission

comunidad f valenciana

administrative region of Valencia

concejal m

town councilor

concejal´ıa f

post of town councilor

concejo m (municipal)

town council

convocar a un pleno

to call a plenary session

convocar a una reunion´

to call a meeting

cuerpo m de bomberos

fire brigade

cumplir los tramites ´ administrativos

to follow the administrative procedure

decidir

to decide

declarar

to declare

decreto m

decree

Delegado m del Gobierno

representative of central government (in autonomous region)

denuncia f report, complaint

(to police)

denunciar

to report, to announce, to complain (to police)

departamento m jur´ıdico

legal department

dictamen m R3

judgment, legal opinion

diputacion f

regional government ´

dirigir

to govern, to manage

edil mf R3

town councilor

elegir a los concejales

to elect the councilors

empleado m de oficina

office employee

estado m civil

marital status

estatuto m R3/2

statute

fuero m R3

municipal charter, local law

funcionario m

employee, civil servant

gobernador m

governor

gobernar

to govern

hacer gestiones para

to take steps to

inspeccionar

to inspect

inspector m de hacienda

tax inspector

junta f

meeting, assembly, council, committee, territorial government

mandato m R3/2

mandate

manifestar

to demonstrate (in street)

multa f de aparcamiento

parking fine

multa f de estacionamiento M

parking fine

norma f R3/2

standard, rule, norm

obedecer la ley

to obey the law

oficial mf

official

oficioso R3/2

unofficial, informal

ordenanza m o

ffice worker (of little importance)

ordenanzas fpl municipales

by

palacio m municipal R3/2

City/Town Hall

poner en conocimiento R3

to inform

poner una multa

to fine

pregonar

to proclaim

proclamar

to proclaim

registro m de la propiedad

land registry

reglamentacion f ´R3/2

rules, regulations

reglamento m

rule, regulation

seguir los cauces legales

to pursue legal chanels

servicio m de limpieza

cleaning department

solicitar un permiso

to request a permit