English term
remittances
I have the following sentence, and the use of the word "remittances" (which refers to emigrants sending money to their families in their country of origin) is out of context, so I feel it may be a false-friend problem.
"The number of ethnic Albanians without formal qualifications registered with the Employment Service Agency is very low, due to cultural factors, their involvement in the grey economy, ***remittances***, etc.
One possibility is that the intended word is "referral", that is, they are referred there from somewhere else.
Is this possible, or is there another interpretation?
TIA:-)
| 4 +1 | Remitanca/dërgesa |
Elvana Moore
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| 3 | remittance |
vetime
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Feb 12, 2008 15:31: Sherefedin MUSTAFA changed "Language pair" from "Albanian to English" to "English to Albanian"
Feb 12, 2008 16:25: Monika Coulson changed "Term asked" from "the word \"remittances\" " to "remittances"
Feb 12, 2008 16:26: Monika Coulson changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (2): Ledja, Elvana Moore
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Proposed translations
remittance
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-12 14:46:11 GMT)
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dërgim / para të dërguara
United Kingdom
Experienced, qualified and skilled
Native in: Albanian 
, English
Works in: English to Albanian, Albanian to English, Albanian, and 3 more.
Remitanca/dërgesa
Your question seems to have been posted in the wrong place. Please note the language pair is Albanian into English. If you are after the translation of the word Remittances -what is used in albanian is remitanca ose dërgesa parash nga jashtë. A longer paragraph would have helped to define the context better However, I believe that the report really did mean remittances. ...due to cultural factors, their involvement in the grey economy, remittances [from family abroad], etc.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-12 15:15:20 GMT)
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In fact I meant Eng-Alb. Perhaps I should have pointed out that the language pair is Alb-Engl. I think the moderator of this forum will be able to move it to the right forum. The word remittances has the same meaning in Albanian.
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