09:32 Nov 13, 2000 |
French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Karen Tucker (X) United States Local time: 23:36 | ||||||
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na | whose rights were transferred |
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na | successor (corporation) |
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na | Y's successor, succeeding to X |
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na | successor in title to...company y |
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na | come into o.'s rights (Y's rights?) |
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whose rights were transferred Explanation: This translation comes from a glossary compiled in the translation department of a major law firm I used to work at in Paris. Here are similar phrases: venir aux droits: succeed to the rights and obligations of venant aux droits: taking over the rights; subrogating the rights venant aux droits de: replacing; whose rights were transferred Karen Law firm glossary |
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successor (corporation) Explanation: agreeing with Karen's glossary, but the legal term used is successor (defined in Black's: "...2. A corporation that, through amalgamation, consolidation, or other assumption of interests, is vested with the rights and duties of an earlier corporation") Black's |
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Y's successor, succeeding to X Explanation: I agree with the previous suggestions, and would simmply make the above offers as to how you might turn that particular part of your text. Nikki |
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successor in title to...company y Explanation: assuming the rights and liabilities of the firsd company |
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come into o.'s rights (Y's rights?) Explanation: Just another suggestion. |
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