KudoZ home » Spanish to English » Bus/Financial

patentar

English translation: to register/license

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

Spanish term or phrase:	patentar
English translation:	to register/license
Entered by:	Carina Arias

Options:
- Contribute to this entry

23:03 Jan 23, 2004

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - unspecified

Spanish term or phrase: patentar

a car (after you buy it)

Carina Arias KudoZ activity Questions: 104 (none open) Answers: 5 Argentina
Local time: 02:29

to register/license

Explanation:
This is a new one for me, but I found it in the Harper Collins English/Spanish Dictionary!

Cheers,
Bill

Selected response from:

Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 01:29

Grading comment

Mil gracias! Son esas palabritas tontas que uno nunca las vio en ingles y un dia se las encuentra en una traduccion! You live, you learn!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

to register/license

Bill Greendyk

5 +1

license or register a car

David Russi

register officially

Сергей Лузан

2 +1

register

Pamela Peralta

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

to register/license

Explanation:
This is a new one for me, but I found it in the Harper Collins English/Spanish Dictionary!

Cheers,
Bill

Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 01:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 523

Grading comment

Mil gracias! Son esas palabritas tontas que uno nunca las vio en ingles y un dia se las encuentra en una traduccion! You live, you learn!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

license or register a car

Explanation:
Oxford

patentar ÞA1 vt
1 ‹ marca › to register; ‹ invento › to patent
2 (CS) ‹ coche › to register

David Russi
United States
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 4737

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

register

Explanation:
Inscribir, legalizar, registrar son sinónimos, quizá en algún lado le llamen patentar, pero estoy casi estoy adivinando.

Pamela

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2004-01-23 23:11:34 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

:) no estaba lejos de estar en lo correcto, eso es lo bueno de usar un buen diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos.

Pamela Peralta
Peru
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 251