Full name: Republic of Slovenia. Official language: Slovenian. Geography Cities Be aware that German texts may refer to Ljubljana as Laibach and that Italian texts may refer to Koper as Capodistria. Always use the Slovenian names when writing in English. … Read More
This guide is a companion to the English Translation Style Guide for European Union. For each EU Member State, plus two candidate countries, the guide provides English terms and translations. Most of the individual country sections contain a general … Read More
Full name: Republic of Turkey. Official language: Turkish. Judicial bodies Anayasa Mahkemesi > Constitutional Court Askeri Yargıtay > Military Court of Cassation Askeri Yüksek İdare Mahkemesi (AYİM) > High Military Administrative Court Başsavcı > Chief Public Prosecutor Ceza Dairesi … Read More
Full name: Kingdom of Sweden. Call the country’s main administrative/regional units (län) ‘counties’ in English. Official language: Swedish. Geography Cities Note Gothenburg for Göteborg. However, the Swedish form should be used in some EU-specific contexts, e.g. the Göteborg summit/process. Regions … Read More
Full name: Kingdom of Spain. The 17 political/administrative units into which Spain is divided are called Autonomous Communities in English. Translate Presidente del Gobierno as Prime Minister (of Spain). Official language: Spanish. The regional languages Catalan, Galician and Basque are … Read More
Full name: Slovak Republic. Official language: Slovak. Geography Cities Be aware that Hungarian texts will nearly always use the Hungarian names for places in Slovakia, referring to Bratislava as Pozsony, Trnava as Nagyszombat or Košice as Kassa. Similarly, German texts … Read More
Full name: Romania. The administrative units into which Romania is divided are called ‘judeţe’ (counties). Official language: Romanian. Geography Cities Write Bucharest for Bucureşti, but use the native forms in all other cases. Be aware that Hungarian texts may use … Read More
Full name: Portuguese Republic. Official language: Portuguese. Geography Cities Write Lisbon, but use the native form Porto (not Oporto). Rivers Write Tagus for Tejo. Islands Use the Azores. Regions PORTUGAL > PORTUGAL Continente > Continental Portugal Norte > North Algarve … Read More
Full name: Republic of Poland. Official language: Polish. Geography Cities Write Warsaw for Warszawa, but use the native forms in all other cases, including Kraków (rather than Cracow). Be aware that German names exist for many towns and cities in … Read More
Full name: Kingdom of the Netherlands. Holland is only part of the Netherlands (the provinces North and South Holland). The correct adjective is Dutch: the Dutch Government, the Dutch delegation, Dutch industry, etc., notwithstanding certain proper names such as the … Read More
Full name: Republic of Malta Official language: Maltese. Geography Regions MALTA > MALTA Malta > Malta Ghawdex u Kemmuna > Gozo and Comino Judicial bodies Qorti Ċivili > Civil Court Qorti Ekklesjastika > Ecclesiastical Court Qorti Kostituzzjonali > Constitutional Court … Read More
Full name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Note the spelling, and use it for the capital city as well. Note Luxembourg Government, Luxembourg cuisine, the Luxembourg climate, but when referring to the language use the –ish form: Luxembourgish expressions, Luxembourgish poetry. … Read More
