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11:24 Nov 11, 2016 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Business/Commerce (general) / In A Novel | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Giovanni Rengifo Colombia Local time: 01:39 | ||||||
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4 +1 | as the responsibility for any other burdens was imminent |
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4 | as there was an impending liability for any other encumbrance |
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as the responsibility for any other burdens was imminent Explanation: Literally. It seems perfectly understandable to me, albeit in the usual stilted legalese fashion. In plain speech, it means something like "other taxes and liens would soon be due"... Reference: http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/translation/mortgage+... |
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as there was an impending liability for any other encumbrance Explanation: I believe this kind of wording would work here. As an alternative, you could use "threatened" or, as suggested by Neil, "imminent" instead of "impending". |
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