Aug 19, 2007 21:56
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term

See sentence

Portuguese to English Law/Patents Law (general)
"Para constar se lavrou a presente acta que lida e achada conforme vai ser devidamente assinada."

I can't make heads or tails of this.
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Aug 19, 2007 23:17: rhandler Created KOG entry

Aug 20, 2007 00:59: Maria Karra changed "Removed from KOG" from "See sentence > These minutes were written for the records, which were read and found to comply ... by <a href="/profile/32119">rhandler</a>" to "Reason: \"these minutes....\" is not the equivalent of \"see sentence\"!"

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These minutes were written for the records, which were read and found to comply ...

Your sentence is longer than ten words, and it's against the rules to post such a long question. But since it's Sunday, letç try to explain this to you:

"Para constar se lavrou a presente acta que lida e achada conforme vai ser devidamente assinada."

"Para constar"= for the records
"se lavrou a presente acta" = these minutes (of the meeting) were written

"que lida e achada conforme" = which were read and found to comply with the facts

"vai ser devidamente assinada" = will be duly signed

The order of the expressions should be slightly changed in English, and it should read:

"These minutes (of the meeting) were written for the records, which were read and, found to comply with the facts, will be duly signed (by the attending people)."

I hope this will help you make heads and tails, and even find a better way to express it in English.
Peer comment(s):

agree María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda : Obrigada, vou ter sim, vou de férias com as crianças mais pequenas ^_^
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Obrigado, Leonor, tenha uma boa semana! // Boas férias e divirta-se muito!
agree Humberto Ribas
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Obrigado, Humberto, bom domingo!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I would've split it up in parts, but since there aren't any commas that was a bit difficult, especially at 1am :-)"
26 mins

see sentence below

"For the record, this document is issued after due reading, verification and approval, and is duly signed".

It's the usual legal jargon at the end of a document.
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