Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

disponer de

English translation:

have any authority over

Added to glossary by Henry Hinds
Feb 19, 2010 15:28
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

disponer de (personas)

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general) Uruguay
el cometido de reglamentar las medidas necesarias para mantener la salud humana sólo habilita a la Administración a dictarlas con relación a su personal a sus órdenes. En ese sentido ... ni el Poder Ejecutivo ni el Ministerio de Salud Pública pueden disponer de los bienes, personas y servicios que no le son propios, ni que se encuentran bajo su dependencia.
Change log

Feb 21, 2010 21:28: Henry Hinds Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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have any authority over

Here.
Peer comment(s):

agree Gerardo Garcia Ramis : Sounds best like the sense conveyed here.
9 mins
Gracias, Gerardo.
agree jacana54 (X) : Esto es el sentido; saludos.
20 hrs
Gracias, Lucía.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to everyone"
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can make use of

opcion
Peer comment(s):

neutral Eduardo L : I think we've posted it at the same time!
1 min
haha, exactly to the minute...you are 6 hrs. ahead
agree neilmac : Nota: "may" es mejor que "can" en este caso:) "... may not make use of..."
9 mins
good point and thanks
agree Emma Ratcliffe
21 mins
thanks again, Emma
agree Ruth Ramsey
22 mins
Ruth, thank you very much
agree Lisa Grayson
57 mins
Hi, Lisa and thank you!
disagree Rosa Paredes : not in this context
10 hrs
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19 mins

make use of

make use of
Peer comment(s):

disagree Rosa Paredes : not in this context
10 hrs
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11 hrs

rephrase/ neither assets nor personnel or services are at the disposal of ...

It would help to have the full sentence,right from the beginning.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

disponer

3 (=mandar)
3.1 [persona, comisión] to order
[juez] to rule, decree, order
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/disponer
http://en.bab.la/dictionary/spanish-english/disponer de.html
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