Ameaça de sinistro

English translation: imminent loss or damage

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Portuguese term or phrase:	ameaça de sinistro
English translation:	imminent loss or damage

08:21 Nov 24, 2000

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Ameaça de sinistro

Carta para o que parece ser uma companhia de seguros:
Junto enviamos comunicação de ameaça de sinistro relativo ao nosso cliente x pelo facto de não pagamento das nossas notas de crédito 1 e 2.

É um colega meu que está a traduzir e está sem ligação à Net, pelo que não posso dar mais contexto.

Eu julgo que é um "claim" mas a palavra "ameaça" não me faz muito sentido...

Alguém conhece a expressão?

Obrigada

Cristina

Cristina Mendia KudoZ activity Questions: 26 (none open) Answers: 96
Local time: 01:32

IMMINENT LOSS OR DAMAGE

Explanation:
"...haja ameaça de sinistro que coloque em risco vidas e/ou propriedades vizinhas, comprovada através de laudo técnico...desde que se comprove a impossibilidade de recuperação do imóvel que se quer substituir"

I found the above more complete definition in Portuguee. See below to confirm that translation as IMMINENT LOSS OR DAMAGE:

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.rkmc.com/news.artic...

We enclose an imminent loss or damage claim in respect of our client ......non-payment of our credit notes 1 & 2.

Only use 'claim' if it really is one, otherwise use a more general word, e.g. report(?) Also the loss refers possibly to danger to life or injury of persons, whereas damage may be more to property. usually both are related, so I suggest you use both, depending on your context.

Selected response from:

Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 02:32

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Muito boa resposta, o meu amigo ficou bastante impressionado. "He or she really know what they are on about" escreveu de volta.
O site que enviou não deixa dúvidas. Muito boa referência!

Muito obrigada por todas as tentativas.

Cristina
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Summary of answers provided

loss threat

Silvana Claudia Salomao

threat (or risk) of a loss (or casualty)

Donna Sandin

IMMINENT LOSS OR DAMAGE

Lia Fail (X)

Answers

1 hr

loss threat

Explanation:
sinistro 'e usado como loss apenas para propriedades que sao asseguradas...entao acredito ser que a seguradora esta ameacando de tomada do objeto se o pagamento nao for pago.

Silvana Claudia Salomao
PRO pts in pair: 8

1 hr

threat (or risk) of a loss (or casualty)

Explanation:
It's possible that the insured person fears a loss (or casualty) with respect to an insured property - perhaps the damage hasn't occurred yet but may (rising flood waters, structural instability, etc.) I don't think "sinistro" term would be used if the client were going to have property seized or forfeited to settle a debt. There may be two things going on here - one notice of possible future claim, another a reference to unpaid bills.

Donna Sandin
United States
Local time: 20:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1120

4 hrs

IMMINENT LOSS OR DAMAGE

Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 164

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