Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
la partie la plus diligente
English translation:
the first party to take action
Added to glossary by
Marian Greenfield
Sep 16, 2003 08:39
20 yrs ago
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French term
la partie la plus diligente
French to English
Law/Patents
Dans un contrat de mariage optant pour le régime de la participation aux acquêts :l'interdiction est cantonnée dans l'espace d'un commun accord entre les parties, et, à défaut, par experts désignés à l'amiable ou en justice à la requête de la partie la plus diligente.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +9 | the first party to take action |
Marian Greenfield
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| 5 +2 | the most diligent party |
William Stein
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| 4 | on the other party's application |
KirstyMacC (X)
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Proposed translations
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Marian Greenfield
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Over 30 years in financial translation
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Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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the first party to take action
the literal translation is absolutely incorrect. That's one of the first things I learned in an F>E legal translation course at NYU. It's really hard to find documentation, but even in Bridge you'll find:
"diligence de la partie - sstem in which the initiative in commencing and pursuing teh proceedings lies with the parties"
"diligence de la partie - sstem in which the initiative in commencing and pursuing teh proceedings lies with the parties"
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Comment: "Thanks - MMPB"
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1 min
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
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the most diligent party
[PDF]I INFORMAZIONI SU OLIDATA S
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... among the parties or, if they fail to agree, by the president of the court of the
city where the company is registered at the request of the most diligent party ...
www.olidata-computers.com/.../RapportoSemestrale_300602_Eng... Semestrale2002_InformazioniOlidata_Eng.pdf - Similar pages
[DOC]Industrial Property Laws and Treaties No. 2/2003
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... or forfeiture of an industrial property title has been pronounced by a judicial decision
that has become res judicata, the most diligent party shall convey the ...
www.wipo.org/cfdiplaw/en/laws_treaties/ iplt/2003/doc/mul_1_006.doc - Similar pages
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
... to the choice of an arbitrator, the latter shall be designated by the President of
the International Court of Justice at the request of the most diligent party ...
www.kbsu.ru/Substructure/unesco_eng.html - 11k
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... among the parties or, if they fail to agree, by the president of the court of the
city where the company is registered at the request of the most diligent party ...
www.olidata-computers.com/.../RapportoSemestrale_300602_Eng... Semestrale2002_InformazioniOlidata_Eng.pdf - Similar pages
[DOC]Industrial Property Laws and Treaties No. 2/2003
File Format: Microsoft Word 97 - View as HTML
... or forfeiture of an industrial property title has been pronounced by a judicial decision
that has become res judicata, the most diligent party shall convey the ...
www.wipo.org/cfdiplaw/en/laws_treaties/ iplt/2003/doc/mul_1_006.doc - Similar pages
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
... to the choice of an arbitrator, the latter shall be designated by the President of
the International Court of Justice at the request of the most diligent party ...
www.kbsu.ru/Substructure/unesco_eng.html - 11k
Peer comment(s):
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Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
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CMJ_Trans (X)
: except that in a marriage there are normally 2 people, so it would probably be "more" and not "most" (unless you are Princess Diana!)
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I'm not, thanks, but there's only one Google hit for "more diligent party" and it's from an Italian translation.
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jeanmarc
: I feel more for most, but don't know why! It remembers me of the last words of the French grammarian Vaugelas on his dying bed: Je m'en vais ou je m'en vas; l'un ou l'autre se dit ou se disent"
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Jacques Saleh
: Totally... the meaning of "diligente" here is not "careful" or "earnest" but "speedier" ie the first person to take action; "diligent party" in English is translated in French as "bon pere de famille" in legal context
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That's what it means in legal English, too. Take a look at my references. Do you think they are talking about the best "pere de famille"?
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on the other party's application
This is also what it boils down to. I'm unsure earlier application would add anything.
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