Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
obligarse y obligar
English translation:
each party reciprocally recognises the legal capacity of the other to enter into contract and assume
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Apr 9, 2012 17:15
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
obligarse y obligar
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
Hello. This is from a commercial agreement between two travel agencies:
"Que ambas partes están interesadas en mantener una colaboración comercial.
Que, en consecuencia, y reconociéndose mutuamente la capacidad legal necesaria para obligarse y obligar a las entidades que representan, ambas partes han llegado a un acuerdo para plasmar sus respectivas voluntades, lo que formalizan mediante el presente contrato de colaboración comercial, en base a las siguientes..."
Going into UK English.
Thanks for your help
Simon
"Que ambas partes están interesadas en mantener una colaboración comercial.
Que, en consecuencia, y reconociéndose mutuamente la capacidad legal necesaria para obligarse y obligar a las entidades que representan, ambas partes han llegado a un acuerdo para plasmar sus respectivas voluntades, lo que formalizan mediante el presente contrato de colaboración comercial, en base a las siguientes..."
Going into UK English.
Thanks for your help
Simon
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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each party reciprocally recognises the legal capacity of the other to enter into contract and assume
to enter into contracts and assume obligations in the capacity in which they are acting
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
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Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
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263
to be bound and to bind...
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philgoddard
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assume obligations themselves, and on behalf of...
the entities they represent.
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Rosa Paredes
: Economía del lenguaje.
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Renee Mazloum
: accurate and concise
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48 mins
to assume obligations and require
International joint ventures - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=904112800X...Dennis Campbell, Antonida Netzer, Center for International Legal Studies - 2009 - Business & Economics - 644 pages
... law usually recognizes them as a relationship under the law of obligations. ... for some economic independence,9 but usually lack legal capacity in the sense that they can, by themselves, acquire rights or assume obligations so that the ...
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Restrictions on Active Legal Capacity - Juridica International
www.juridicainternational.eu/restrictions-on-active-legal-c...
The active legal capacity of natural persons is an area to which adequate .... with a restricted active legal capacity should be formulated so that there is no need to ..... restricted active legal capacity is not the party who assumes an obligation.
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Note added at 57 mins (2012-04-09 18:12:06 GMT)
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Obligar - Spanish to English Translation | Merriam-Webster
spdev.m-w.com/search/obligar
Obligar. English Translation. obligar. transitive verb. English Translation of Obligar. : to force, to require, to oblige. obligarse reflexive verb. : to commit oneself, to ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=904112800X...Dennis Campbell, Antonida Netzer, Center for International Legal Studies - 2009 - Business & Economics - 644 pages
... law usually recognizes them as a relationship under the law of obligations. ... for some economic independence,9 but usually lack legal capacity in the sense that they can, by themselves, acquire rights or assume obligations so that the ...
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Note added at 50 mins (2012-04-09 18:05:39 GMT)
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Restrictions on Active Legal Capacity - Juridica International
www.juridicainternational.eu/restrictions-on-active-legal-c...
The active legal capacity of natural persons is an area to which adequate .... with a restricted active legal capacity should be formulated so that there is no need to ..... restricted active legal capacity is not the party who assumes an obligation.
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Note added at 57 mins (2012-04-09 18:12:06 GMT)
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Obligar - Spanish to English Translation | Merriam-Webster
spdev.m-w.com/search/obligar
Obligar. English Translation. obligar. transitive verb. English Translation of Obligar. : to force, to require, to oblige. obligarse reflexive verb. : to commit oneself, to ...
57 mins
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
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English
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Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK, Irish) , Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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120
bind and oblige
My understanding of it.
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philgoddard
: This is the literal translation, but I don't think we'd say it in English.
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It may be literal, Phil, but there are plenty of examples of usage via the link I provided, if you'd care to take a look.
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bind themselves and bind the organizations
"Bind" is the verb I have always seen, affecting either to "oneself" or to others.
"Bind themselves and bind the organizations they represent...", that is how I would put it.
forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1049228
Both parties recognizing their capacity to bind themselves, accept the present maintenance contract for these elements
www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/.../Contract.a... - Traducir esta página
The French Civil Code of 2009 defines a contract at §1101 as: "A contract is an agreement by which one or several persons bind themselves, towards one or ...
Examples of binding others:
Bylaws Article VII
www.aao.org/about/governance/.../bylaws7.cfm - Traducir esta página
The actions of the Academy, its Board of Trustees, and its Fellows and Members do not bind the organizations represented on the Council to any obligation that ...
Law for Business and Personal Use - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Google
books.google.es/books?isbn=0538496908...John E. Adamson, Amanda Morrison - 2011 - Business & Economics - 675 páginas
Some people who work for businesses or other types of organizations have the capacity to bind the organizations to contracts. If someone has this capacity, it is ...
CDC H1N1 Flu | Provider Agreement Q&A
www.cdc.gov/.../provider_agreement_qa.htm - Traducir esta página
27 Oct 2009 – By whom must the Provider Agreement be signed? The Provider Agreement must be signed by an individual who can bind the organization.
Rules of Professional Conduct: Rule 4.2--Communication Between ...
www.dcbar.org/for...of.../rule04_02.cfm - Traducir esta página
[4] The rule does not prohibit a lawyer from communicating with employees of an organization who have the authority to bind the organization with respect to the ...
"Bind themselves and bind the organizations they represent...", that is how I would put it.
forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1049228
Both parties recognizing their capacity to bind themselves, accept the present maintenance contract for these elements
www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/.../Contract.a... - Traducir esta página
The French Civil Code of 2009 defines a contract at §1101 as: "A contract is an agreement by which one or several persons bind themselves, towards one or ...
Examples of binding others:
Bylaws Article VII
www.aao.org/about/governance/.../bylaws7.cfm - Traducir esta página
The actions of the Academy, its Board of Trustees, and its Fellows and Members do not bind the organizations represented on the Council to any obligation that ...
Law for Business and Personal Use - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Google
books.google.es/books?isbn=0538496908...John E. Adamson, Amanda Morrison - 2011 - Business & Economics - 675 páginas
Some people who work for businesses or other types of organizations have the capacity to bind the organizations to contracts. If someone has this capacity, it is ...
CDC H1N1 Flu | Provider Agreement Q&A
www.cdc.gov/.../provider_agreement_qa.htm - Traducir esta página
27 Oct 2009 – By whom must the Provider Agreement be signed? The Provider Agreement must be signed by an individual who can bind the organization.
Rules of Professional Conduct: Rule 4.2--Communication Between ...
www.dcbar.org/for...of.../rule04_02.cfm - Traducir esta página
[4] The rule does not prohibit a lawyer from communicating with employees of an organization who have the authority to bind the organization with respect to the ...
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