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Merab Dekano Spain Member (2014) English to Spanish + ...
Article/section
Feb 22, 2023
My advice would be this: always see the context. If it reads “section”, go ahead and see what it actually refers to.
If the text itself is not available:
- article = sección - sección = artículo
Unless it’s an EU text, in which case “article” in English is mostly “artículo” in Spanish.
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Tony Keily Local time: 20:04 Italian to English + ...
'Article' is fine.
Feb 23, 2023
It's really just an 'is it a couch or is it a sofa?' question.
In the UK, 'articles' are simply called 'sections' in parliamentary acts. So if you're citing a UK act, you can use section. Otherwise don't.
But sections are identical to the articles found in other types of UK legislation (e.g. the orders-in-council used to govern Northern Ireland during periods of direct rule, orders of the Secretary of State, etc.).
BTW, when Brexit was happening, everyone... See more
It's really just an 'is it a couch or is it a sofa?' question.
In the UK, 'articles' are simply called 'sections' in parliamentary acts. So if you're citing a UK act, you can use section. Otherwise don't.
But sections are identical to the articles found in other types of UK legislation (e.g. the orders-in-council used to govern Northern Ireland during periods of direct rule, orders of the Secretary of State, etc.).
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