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contratar servicios

English translation: to contract services

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Spanish term or phrase:contratar servicios
English translation:to contract services
Entered by: Rowan Morrell

08:22 Jul 17, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
Spanish term or phrase: contratar servicios
todos los servicios contratados serán abonados por transferencoia bancaria
c.camp
to contract services
Explanation:
contratar = to contract

I don't think it would be anything other than this.
Selected response from:

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 21:03
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7to contract services
Rowan Morrell
5 +5engage services
Maria Luisa Duarte
5 +3to contract for services
Paul Slocomb


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
to contract services


Explanation:
contratar = to contract

I don't think it would be anything other than this.

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 339
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adam Deutsch: Yes. "all services contracted will be paid by bank transfer."
4 hrs
agree  Carola Vernet
4 hrs
agree  Paul Mably (X): as written by Adam
5 hrs
agree  AVA (X): and I agree with Adam's translation of the entire phrase
5 hrs
agree  Vince Medlock
8 hrs
agree  agazzo
8 hrs
agree  Marcela García Henríquez
15 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
engage services


Explanation:
...all services engaged will be settled by bank transfer....

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3168

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  R.J.Chadwick (X): Or: all the services already ordered/agree to ...
1 hr
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agree  Marcela García Henríquez
3 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Rosa Garcia: mrsrag1981
4 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Sery: That´s it!!
6 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  x-Translator (X)
6 hrs
  -> thank you!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to contract for services


Explanation:
"To contract services" is OK, but adding "for" brings it closer to common usage.

The phrase in question should be translated thus:

"all contracted services will be paid for by bank transfer".

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Note added at 2002-07-17 14:54:32 (GMT)
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Re the phrase, one doesn\'t pay services. One pays for them.

Paul Slocomb
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 351

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
22 mins
agree  Guiri: I'd omit the for in the translated phrase.
5 hrs
agree  Edward L. Crosby III: Right; this is better. I'd leave "for" in -- absolutely.
1 day 18 hrs
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