English translation: General Partnership (Sociedad Civil Privada)
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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase:Sociedad Civil Privada
I am surprised that this question has never been asked! I am wondering if there is a good UK or USA equivalent, and if not, maybe a translation that specifically avoided sounding like it was one of these.
In any case, I plan to leave the Spanish with the translation for clarity's sake.
I just added an explanation to my answer and your answer may well be the correct one. It is that without context, I took it to mean Civil Society, which is used by international institutions to mean, those outside government: populace, citizens, etc. So your answer would explain the "Privada" part. Since you are taking "sociedad" as "company". I had´t taken it in that meaning.
This is a good reference as to the definition of exactly what is meant by Sociedad Civil Privada. It compares an SCA to an SLU, SL, etc. So far I have "Private Civil Company (Sociedad Civil Privada - SCA)" http://www.barcelonanetactiva.com/barcelonanetactiva/images/...
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General Partnership
Explanation: It seems to me that General Partnership is relatively analogous to Sociedad Civil Privada. Below are some links explaining the two.
Hope this helps! Saludos.
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Sorry, forgot to say that this is for the U.S. I'm not sure if the same applies in U.K. business law.
Another link explaining what a General Partnership is --
Explanation: Civil Society is not a translation in English, it is the used and accepted term. What does throw me in this one though is the term "Privada". It seems redundant to me as Civil Society or sociedad civil, are by its own phrasing not part of government and is denominated so, to mark a difference from the "public sector" or government.
Good luck!
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Como no había contexto supuse que se ferería a lo que en los organismos internacionales como ONU, OEA, etc. sellama "la sociedad civil" (el pueblo, los ciudadanos en general= o sea lo que no es gobierno. En tu caso tomas la ascepción de "sociedad" como empresa, que perfectamente podría ser el caso y aclara mi duda de lo que significa Privada.
Oh sorry, I had started speaking in English, anyway, no I was not referring to a company, but to what I just explained. Do you have more context?
Veronica Barzelatto United States Local time: 18:51 Works in field Native speaker of: English, Spanish
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Asker: This is referring to a type of company. I am not sure if your translation is also. I have never heard of a "civil society". Look at my reference in the discussion, it is very explicit about what exactly is meant in Spanish (Spain).
Explanation: See "b", below:
Empresas
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Escrito el 06 de Febrero de 2009 en Español y con un tamaño de 1930 bytes.
1)Empresa individual:es un tipo de empresa k tiene personalidad fisica,esdecir k su propietario es una persona.puede ser de un empresario individual o una sociedad civil privada.
A)Empresario individual:Es una persona fisica k realiza en nombre propio o por mdio de una empres una actividad comercial,industrial o profesional.
B)Sociedad civil privada:Se basa en un contrat x el cua 2 o mas persns se oblign a poner en comun dinero,bienes o industria cn animo de repartirs las ganancias.
Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government ...
Origins - Examples - See also - References
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Public-Private Partnerships, IP3 updated 10_11_09 - [ Traducir esta página ]The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc. (IP3) is an international training and consulting firm focusing on fostering public-private partnership ... www.ip3.org/ - En caché - Similares
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Saludos!
eski :))
eski Mexico Local time: 20:51 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 613
Reference information: I would follow the example in your link and use the original Spanish term with 'Partnership' in brackets.
There is also a 'sociedad colectiva' which I have seen translated as 'general partnership'. Like the SCP, it is a partnership but there is a difference in the way it is set up, e.g it must be registered in the 'registro mercantil' whereas there is no official registration required for an SCP
An SCP would just be called a partnership in the UK.
The Partnership, or Sociedad Civil, in Spain is a business relationship formed by two or more people who contribute money, equipment and/or labor and divide the profits amongst themselves as they have agreed. Accordingly, any debts or financial obligations will also be divided amongst the parties. It’s good to keep in mind that anything not expressly agreed upon, either publicly or privately, will be governed by Spain’s Civil Code.
The Sociedad Civil doesn’t actually need to become an “official” business except in certain cases, if one of the parties should contribute real estate, for example. For that reason, no minimum financial investment is required. However, if you do make the business “official”, the business name should include the words Sociedad Civil.
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