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Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents | | Portuguese term or phrase: comodato | Alguém saberia a tradução utilizada no inglês para o termo jurídico abaixo:
comodato = a entrega de uma coisa para uso gratuito, com a obrigação do devedor de restitui-la. (ou seja empréstimo) |
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| | gratuitous loan | Explanation:
or gratuitous bailment
According to Tom West (Spanish>English legal dictionary): "a contract without consideration pursuant to which a fungible object is loaned to another person, who must return it later..." |
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 Marian Greenfield
Local time: 17:28
| Grading comment After looking up the word "bailment", I just thought that the phrase "gratuitous bailment" would convey precisely the meaning of "comodato", and it would be more readily understood than "commodate".
Thank you so much for all your help.
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4 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 gratuitous loan
Explanation:
or gratuitous bailment
According to Tom West (Spanish>English legal dictionary): "a contract without consideration pursuant to which a fungible object is loaned to another person, who must return it later..."
20 years of experience as a financial translator and West's legal dic.
| | | Grading comment After looking up the word "bailment", I just thought that the phrase "gratuitous bailment" would convey precisely the meaning of "comodato", and it would be more readily understood than "commodate".
Thank you so much for all your help. |
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