blanket commissions

Spanish translation: contratos globales

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English term or phrase:blanket commissions
Spanish translation:contratos globales
Entered by: Maria-Jose Pastor

20:23 Mar 25, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: blanket commissions
This phrase appears in a sourcebook of a role-playing game which takes place in the world of Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels. In this particular paragraph, the Guild of Assasins is trying to stop the main characters from fulfilling their objectives, but they can't use violence since no one has paid them for it: "Since no one is paying for a specfic assasination and the Guild doesn't believe in blanket commissions, the assasins (by the Guild's Code of honour) can only kill in self-defence."

Thanks in advance!
Francisco Paredes Maldonado
Spain
Local time: 23:06
contratos globales
Explanation:
or comissiones globales

in this case the commission is a contract as when I commission an artist to paint a portrait. Thus the meaning here is that the Assasins Guild doesn't belive in doing hit jobs just because they have done it for whomever in the past. Additionally - when Mr. XX wants Mr. Y offed, Mr. XX puts a contract out on Mr. Y.

hope this has been helpful

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Note added at 2002-03-25 20:30:19 (GMT)
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oops - comisiones
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Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 17:06
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Gracias por vuestra ayuda y por las explicaciones.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2contratos globales
Maria-Jose Pastor
5contrato marco
JH Trads
4comisiones generales/exhaustivos
Bill Greendyk


  

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contratos globales


Explanation:
or comissiones globales

in this case the commission is a contract as when I commission an artist to paint a portrait. Thus the meaning here is that the Assasins Guild doesn't belive in doing hit jobs just because they have done it for whomever in the past. Additionally - when Mr. XX wants Mr. Y offed, Mr. XX puts a contract out on Mr. Y.

hope this has been helpful

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Note added at 2002-03-25 20:30:19 (GMT)
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oops - comisiones

Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 305
Grading comment
Gracias por vuestra ayuda y por las explicaciones.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aurora Humarán (X): lo que no me convence es comisiones...ni contratos....
34 mins
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agree  iwerner (X)
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comisiones generales/exhaustivos


Explanation:
"Blanket" can be interpreted as 'all-encompassing, general, exhaustive' commissions.

Suerte!

Bill Greendyk
United States
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contrato marco


Explanation:
es la idea de "blanket", te adjunto una referencia:

... el 30 de enero de 1998, se suscribió en Munich (Alemania) el contrato marco para
la produccióne inversiones a ella asociadas entre la Agencia NETMA (NATO ...
www.mde.es/mde/armas/eurofigh.htm - 22k -

espero que esto te ayude


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JH Trads
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Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 2072
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