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drag court case

Spanish translation: hacer interminable / alargar

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English term or phrase:drag court case
Spanish translation:hacer interminable / alargar
Entered by: Brenda Joseph

15:15 Aug 14, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
English term or phrase: drag court case
(es una carta redactada por alguien que no maneja bien el idioma)

I am resending the same email message by this letter to your company so to assure that you shall receive payments as mentioned with in the xx days indicated before your conciliation. Is is not our intention to drag court case but to fulfil your commission payments.
Brenda Joseph
Local time: 01:30
hacer interminable
Explanation:
The idea is "to make the court case drag on or drag out"

Suggestions:

hacer interminable, ir alargando, etc.

HTH
Selected response from:

Helen Provart
Local time: 05:30
Grading comment
Thank you Helen!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +2hacer interminable
Helen Provart


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hacer interminable


Explanation:
The idea is "to make the court case drag on or drag out"

Suggestions:

hacer interminable, ir alargando, etc.

HTH

Helen Provart
Local time: 05:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Helen!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angelo Berbotto: si es que la causa ha comenzado, por el contexto parece que están en conciliación que suele ser una etapa previa --- depende del contexto; saludos, Angelo
36 mins
  -> Gracias Angelo
agree  Refugio: alargar
38 mins
  -> Thanks Ruth
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