enlace comunitario
/enlaθe komunitaɾjo/from spelling rules
enlace comunitario is the Spanish way to say community liaison.
This phrase refers to a person who acts as a bridge between an organization and the people in the local area.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of enlace, meaning 'link' or 'connection' and comunitario, meaning 'community-related'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain and some other regions, you may use coordinador(a) vecinal to refer to a community liaison. In some Latin American countries, the term agente de enlace comunitario is used instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix '-s', resulting in enlaces comunitarios.
How do you pronounce it?
/enlaθe komunitaɾjo/
Did you know?
- The term enlace is commonly used in Spanish to describe a 'wedding' or 'marriage' because it represents the ultimate 'link' between two people.
- The word enlace is derived from the Latin inlaqueāre, which originally meant catching something in a net or a snare.
- The word enlace is the standard term for a 'hyperlink' on a website, evolving from its original use for physical ropes and social bonds.
Examples in context
- El enlace comunitario del centro de salud ayuda a coordinar las actividades de promoción de la salud en la comunidad.The community liaison from the health center helps coordinate health promotion activities in the community.
- Nuestro promotor comunitario está trabajando en la difusión de información sobre vacunación en la vecindad.Our community liaison is working on spreading information about vaccination in the neighborhood.
- La función del coordinador vecinal es fortalecer los lazos entre los residentes y las instituciones de la comunidad.The role of the community liaison is to strengthen the ties between residents and community institutions.
- Como agente de enlace comunitario, mi labor es facilitar la comunicación y cooperación entre el gobierno local y los residentes.As a community liaison, my role is to facilitate communication and cooperation between the local government and residents.
- Necesitamos contratar a un enlace comunitario.We need to hire a community liaison.
- El enlace comunitario organizó la reunión.The community liaison organized the meeting.
- Ella trabaja como enlace comunitario para la alcaldía.She works as a community liaison for the city hall.
Example conversation
Sofia and Daniel are discussing a new city program.
- SofíaHola Daniel, soy la nueva enlace comunitario.Hello Daniel, I am the new community liaison.
- DanielMucho gusto, Sofía. Bienvenida al equipo.Nice to meet you, Sofia. Welcome to the team.
- SofíaÑos vecinos quieren hablar sobre el parque.The neighbors want to talk about the park.
- DanielTú puedes coordinar esa cita con ellos.You can coordinate that appointment with them.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comunitario, enlace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
