se dostaly...z dosahu jeho rukou

English translation: "the executor who had no intention of letting the money go."

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Czech term or phrase:	se dostaly...z dosahu jeho rukou
English translation:	"the executor who had no intention of letting the money go."
Entered by:	Daniel Kelsall

04:30 Oct 21, 2006

Czech to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / probate records

Czech term or phrase: se dostaly...z dosahu jeho rukou

In a legal report explaining the incompetence of an earlier executor of an estate, said executor was referred to as: "vykonavatel, jenz nemel zajem o to, aby se dostaly penize z dosahu jeho rukou."

Timoshka KudoZ activity Questions: 429 (3 open) (13 without valid answers) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 12
Local time: 01:05

"the executor who had no intention of letting the money go."

Explanation:
I haven't translated the term literally, but the sense here is of an executor who was reluctant to release an amount of money, or allow another party to gain access to it. The phrase appears to be more idiomatic than it is a strictly legal phrase though.

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Daniel Kelsall
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:05

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Summary of answers provided

got...out of reach of his hands

Sarka Rubkova

4 +1

"the executor who had no intention of letting the money go."

Daniel Kelsall

could not help to keep his hands off the money

lingua chick

The executor >>

Maria Chmelarova

.....escaped his reach

veraandbru

Answers

3 hrs confidence:

got...out of reach of his hands

Explanation:
or got...beyond his reach

Sarka Rubkova
Czech Republic
Local time: 08:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 40

6 hrs confidence:

could not help to keep his hands off the money

Explanation:
Looking at the whole fraze in context, what it actually means is that the incompetent executor "could not help to keep his hands off the money" and, therefore, must have embezelled some.

lingua chick
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

10 hrs confidence:

The executor >>

Explanation:
the executor had concern, that the money would be beyond his control...
or ...the money would be out of his reach...

...that is how I understand the statement... not necessarily embezelled...

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 7

12 hrs confidence:

.....escaped his reach

Explanation:
Another way of putting it - He did not want the money to escape his reach.

veraandbru
Local time: 00:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Czech

1 day 6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"the executor who had no intention of letting the money go."

Daniel Kelsall
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Czech,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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