número de expediente
/numeɾo de eɡspedjente/from spelling rules
The English phrase "docket number" is translated into Spanish as número de expediente.
In Spanish, número de expediente is the standard term used in legal and administrative contexts to refer to a unique identification number assigned to a specific case or file.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "number of the file" or "number of the record".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and Argentina, número de expediente is commonly used.
How do you pronounce it?
/numeɾo de eɡspedjente/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking bureaucracies, an expediente can be described as congelado or 'frozen' when a case is put on hold.
- Because expediente comes from the Latin expedientem, it originally carried the sense of 'settling' or 'dispatching' a matter, reflecting the goal of closing a legal case.
- The word expediente shares a root with the English word 'expedient', which refers to something that is practical or convenient for a particular purpose.
Examples in context
- El juez requiere el número de expediente para proceder con el caso.The judge requires the docket number to proceed with the case.
- Para dar seguimiento a su solicitud, necesitamos el número de registro del trámite.In order to follow up on your request, we need the docket number of the procedure.
- ¿Me podrías dar el número de expediente de mi caso, por favor?Could you please provide me with the docket number of my case?
- Asegúrate de apuntar bien el número de registro del trámite.Make sure to write down the docket number of the procedure correctly.
- ¿Cuál es el número de expediente?What is the docket number?
- Necesito el número de expediente para la consulta.I need the docket number for the consultation.
- El número de expediente es incorrecto.The docket number is incorrect.
Example conversation
Alejandro is asking María for information at a law office.
- AlejandroMaría, ¿tienes el número de expediente?María, do you have the docket number?
- MaríaSí, lo tengo aquí en la carpeta.Yes, I have it here in the folder.
- AlejandroPor favor, dímelo para registrarlo.Please, tell it to me to register it.
- MaríaEl número es el doscientos cinco.The number is two hundred and five.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, expediente, número, CC BY-SA 4.0.
