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Inhumación

English translation: burial / interment

02:07 Aug 24, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Burial Certificate
Spanish term or phrase: Inhumación
I have recently offered a comment on someone else's translation (nothing to do with Proz.com I hasten to add!). The translator had translated the Spanish "inhumación" as inhumation in English. Context: a Burial Certificate. Source language: South American Spanish. I forget from which country (it was some weeks ago but it has been lodged in the back of my mind ever since).

I have considerable professional experience of funerals, bereavement etc and would expect to translate this as 'burial' or, in certain cases, interment. Though 'burial' on such a certificate. To my knowledge, the English word 'inhumation' is archaic and/or used in an archaeological context.

I have two queries:
1) Does anyone else have a different experience?
2) Might there be occasions where this is different in US English? I am a UK English native speaker.

I would be grateful for your comments. Thank you.
Domini Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:33
English translation:burial / interment
Explanation:
Totally in agreement with your reasoning, but I'm from the UK too.
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 03:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4burial / interment
Robert Carter
Summary of reference entries provided
We've had this before.
philgoddard

Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
burial / interment


Explanation:
Totally in agreement with your reasoning, but I'm from the UK too.

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 03:33
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 245
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Asker: Thank you so much

Asker: Thank you so very much to you both.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis (meets criteria): Me too, and although American officialese is relatively fond of learned words, I'm pretty sure it's the same in the US.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Charles.
agree  Rebecca Hendry (meets criteria): Me three (UK).
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rebecca.
agree  neilmac: :)
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Neil.
agree  Stephen D. Moore (meets criteria): I'm in the USA, and I can't remember ever seeing "inhumation" used in any document, newspaper article, you name it.
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Stephen, neither can I.
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Reference comments


7 mins peer agreement (net): +1 peer agreement (net) from those meeting criteria: +1
Reference: We've had this before.

Reference information:
It means burial or interment. Inhumation does exust, but it's not in common use.


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_general/258...
philgoddard
United States
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 190
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you so much. I did scroll around the glossary as best I could (I'm quite a newbie!) but didn't find those links. Thank you.


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Robert Carter: Yep.
0 min
agree  Charles Davis (meets criteria): To be fair, the question the asker raises wasn't explicitly addressed there. Inhumation is in common use in archaeology/anthropology, but not elsewhere.
2 hrs
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