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acto

English translation: document

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Spanish term or phrase:acto
English translation:document
Entered by: Bret

20:11 May 30, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
Spanish term or phrase: acto
". . . Intentia North America, INc. representada en este acto por su Director General . . " Appears in a licensing contract and, I assume, refers to the document itself and can be translated as "act" but would love some verification.
Bret
Local time: 12:44
in this document [or in this sales agreement or whatever the NAME of the document is]
Explanation:
Not act.
Acto=document
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Grading comment
Thanks again.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1act / matter
Claudia Andreani
5 -1in this document [or in this sales agreement or whatever the NAME of the document is]
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4XXX, represented herein by...
Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
4here
Phillip Berryman
4Sorry, but "Acto" means, event or official act.
Francisco Adell


  

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in this document [or in this sales agreement or whatever the NAME of the document is]


Explanation:
Not act.
Acto=document

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7709
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Thanks again.

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disagree  philgoddard: That's acta.
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act / matter


Explanation:
XXX is being represented in this act by...

Claudia Andreani
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 112

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agree  philgoddard: Matter.
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XXX, represented herein by...


Explanation:
Good luck!

Rufino

Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
Canada
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here


Explanation:
XXX here represented by YYY

Sometimes "en este acto" or "por este acto" means "hereby."

Lit. it does mean "in this act" but I would suggest "here"--obviously not meaning physical place but the making of the contract or agreement.

Phillip Berryman
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Sorry, but "Acto" means, event or official act.


Explanation:
That is what it means legally in Mexico.


Francisco Adell
Mexico
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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