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personas naturales

English translation: individual


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Spanish term or phrase:persona natural
English translation:individual
Entered by: Todd Field
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02:41 Dec 30, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Spanish term or phrase: personas naturales
estos creditos son los otorgados a "personas naturales"...
German Correa
Local time: 01:57
individuals
Explanation:
If it isn't a legal text (i.e. if it's a business/financial document talking about loans) you can simply say "individual" for "persona natural".

Good luck!

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Todd Field
United States
Local time: 00:57
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Thank you guys!
Individual it is!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2individuals
Todd Field
5Individual or Person
Richard Cadena
5an individual
Esther Hermida
4 +1natural person
Xenia Wong


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
natural person


Explanation:
sug.

Xenia Wong
Local time: 01:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 282

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agree  bigedsenior
6 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, bigedsenior.....feliz año..........xen
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
an individual


Explanation:
or...natural person.

Esther Hermida
United States
Local time: 23:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Individual or Person


Explanation:
This is known in Mexico as a "persona física".
Reference: Tom West's Dictionary and
Black's Law Dictionary.
Black's gives the following definition:
Of or relating to a single person or thing, as opposed to a group.
Hope this helps.


    Reference: http://aicpa.org
    Reference: http://imcp.org.mx
Richard Cadena
Mexico
Local time: 01:57
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 331
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
individuals


Explanation:
If it isn't a legal text (i.e. if it's a business/financial document talking about loans) you can simply say "individual" for "persona natural".

Good luck!

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-12-30 02:57:41 GMT)
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Already in the Proz.com glossaries several times, by the way... check it out!

Todd Field
United States
Local time: 00:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Thank you guys!
Individual it is!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ines Garcia Botana: Buen año Todd and Mónica! Long time no see...!
24 mins
  -> Thanks, you too!!! Been a bit too busy lately for KudoZ...

agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta: Right! In non-legal contexts, "individual" is preferred; otherwise, "natural person" and "individual" are equally frequent.
12 hrs
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