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English translation: [Name], notary

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Spanish term or phrase:	esc. [Nombre]
English translation:	[Name], notary
Entered by:	Charles Davis

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15:17 Jan 16, 2012

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Spanish term or phrase: esc.

Una pregunta para argentinos y uruguayos.

¿Qué quiere decir y cómo traduciriais "esc." cuando acompaña al nombre de un notario?

Gracias!

José Carlos Gil KudoZ activity Questions: 69 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 9 Spain
Local time: 09:05

[Name], notary public

Explanation:
As Marina has said, "esc." stands for "escribano", which is what a "notario" is called in Argentina and Uruguay, as was once the case in Castile:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escribano

As a title in a signature, the expression "notary public" would normally be used in English, placed after the name.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-16 17:03:05 GMT)
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"Lori Howell, NJ Notary Public"
(NJ stands for "New Jersey" here; this is just to illustrate that "Notary Public" is the expression and it comes after the name)
http://www.notary.net/websites/SimplySignedNotary/

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-16 17:05:02 GMT)
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Here's another example:

"This instrument was acknowledged before me in Madison on June 1, 2008 by Jane Smith.
(Signed by) John Doe, Notary Public"
http://dfi.nmtvault.com/Tutorial.aspx?chapter=4

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-16 17:20:29 GMT)
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On reflection, I suppose that "Notary Public" should be capitalised, as in the examples given here.

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Charles Davis
Local time: 09:05

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4 +6	[Name], notary public	Charles Davis

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esc. = escribano

Marina Soldati

Discussion entries: 4

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peer agreement (net): +6

[Name], notary public

Charles Davis
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 176

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Thanks!

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agree

Beatriz Candil Garcia

3 mins

-> ¡Gracias, Beatriz!

agree

AllegroTrans: I would be inclined to use "notary" as "notary public" is specific to common law jurisdictions asfaik

11 mins

-> Thanks, AT! // You're probably right. The expression "notary public" is so familiar in English that I used it without thinking. The designation "notario público" is not officially used in Spain (just "notario"), though it is in Mexico, for instance.

agree

Marina Soldati

1 hr

-> ¡Muchas gracias, Marina! :)

agree

lorenab23

1 hr

-> Thanks, Lorena (for your suggestion and your agreement) :)

agree

Andrea Viaggio

2 hrs

-> ¡Gracias, Andrea!

agree

Claudia Luque Bedregal

12 hrs

-> ¡Gracias y saludos, Claudia! :)

Reference comments

1 min peer agreement (net): +3

Reference: esc. = escribano

Reference information:
http://www.google.com.ar/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=e...

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Note added at 37 mins (2012-01-16 15:54:49 GMT)
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Hay que traducirlo, de la misma forma que se traduce Dr. en el nombre de un médico.

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 145

Note to reference poster

Asker: Gracias! y entonces lo traduciriais, lo omitirais o lo dejariais tal cual?

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Changes made by editors

Jan 19 - Changes made by Charles Davis:
Edited KOG entry	Charles Davis's old entry - "esc. [Nombre]" => "[Name], notary (public)"
Jan 18 - Changes made by Charles Davis:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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