parentesco

English translation: kinship / family relationship

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Spanish term or phrase:parentesco
English translation:kinship / family relationship
Entered by: Andrea Wright

21:45 Mar 28, 2003
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: parentesco
este certificado se expide para demostrar parentesco...
so far i am saying "to prove family relationship"...but somehow that sounds odd to me and I am sure there is a different way of saying it??
Cris
relationship
Explanation:
family relationship

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Note added at 2003-03-28 21:49:27 (GMT)
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or BLOOD RELATIONSHIP


Ref. Bossini & Gleeson Bilingual Dictionary of legal terms:

Parentesco: kinship, relationshi. May be by blood (carnal) or by law (civil). CONSANGUINEO: blood relationship, kinship by descent from a common ancestor
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Andrea Wright
Local time: 20:40
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Thanks,
Cristina
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6relationship
Andrea Wright
5 +5family relationship/kinship
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4 +5kinship
Parrot
3shared lineage
clayton


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
relationship


Explanation:
family relationship

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Note added at 2003-03-28 21:49:27 (GMT)
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or BLOOD RELATIONSHIP


Ref. Bossini & Gleeson Bilingual Dictionary of legal terms:

Parentesco: kinship, relationshi. May be by blood (carnal) or by law (civil). CONSANGUINEO: blood relationship, kinship by descent from a common ancestor

Andrea Wright
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 105
Grading comment
Thanks,
Cristina

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  colemh: 8-)
1 min
  -> thanks colemh!

agree  Terry Burgess: Most definitely:-)
2 mins
  -> thank you Terry!!! :) have a nice weekend!

agree  Georgios Paraskevopoulos
28 mins
  -> Thanks Georgios!!

agree  Maria Fernanda Lozano: either family relationship or kinship sounds all right to me
17 hrs
  -> thanks ferlozano!!

agree  Nora Bellettieri
1 day 5 hrs
  -> thanks Nora!! :)

agree  elenali: Very complete answer
1 day 10 hrs
  -> thanks Elena!!! :)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
family relationship/kinship


Explanation:
Hope it helps

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3743

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X): me inclino por 'kinship' a secas
3 mins

agree  x-Translator (X)
7 mins

agree  Becky Spangle
1 hr

agree  carosisi
5 hrs

agree  Ricardo Posada Ortiz: kinship
1 day 2 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
kinship


Explanation:
is the anthropological term for family relationship. HTH.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: this one!
8 mins

agree  Carolina Fryd (X): si, señor
2 hrs

agree  Marsha Wilkie
2 hrs

agree  Refugio
4 hrs

agree  María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
2 days 16 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shared lineage


Explanation:
Though a somewhat more sterile term...

clayton
PRO pts in pair: 12
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