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συστημένο

English translation: Registered mail/ special delivery

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Greek term or phrase:συστημένο
English translation:Registered mail/ special delivery
Entered by: Dimitris Papageorgiou

10:57 Feb 2, 2012
Greek to English translations [PRO]
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Greek term or phrase: συστημένο
Ο όρος έχει να κάνει με τα ταχυδρομικά πακέτα.

Πως να το μεταφράσω στα Αγγλικά αυτό άραγε;
Dimitris Papageorgiou
Local time: 22:59
Registered mail/ special delivery
Explanation:
See link. It used to be called registered post but now the Royal Mail replaced the service, calling it special delivery
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Eliza Ariadni Kalfa
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:59
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Registered mail/ special delivery
Eliza Ariadni Kalfa
4 +1registered mail
Ioanna Karamitsa
4registered post
Mihailolja


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
registered mail


Explanation:
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Ioanna Karamitsa
Brazil
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mel Willetts (X): as a "generic" term, yes, but see discussion for further details
51 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
registered post


Explanation:
Or "recorded delivery".

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Note added at 4 mins (2012-02-02 11:02:01 GMT)
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http://www.royalmail.com/delivery/business-delivery-options-...

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Note added at 4 mins (2012-02-02 11:02:16 GMT)
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http://www.royalmail.com/delivery/business-delivery-options-...

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 15
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Registered mail/ special delivery


Explanation:
See link. It used to be called registered post but now the Royal Mail replaced the service, calling it special delivery


    Reference: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_mail
Eliza Ariadni Kalfa
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mel Willetts (X): for special delivery if this is for a UK readership and the service is similar to that of the source Greek term
46 mins
agree  D. Harvatis
1 hr
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