Mar 20, 2002 11:08
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
si a su derecho convenía
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
legal jargon.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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3 hrs
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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14621
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if advisable in the interest os his/her/its rights
there isn't enough context to make sense of the phrase, but convenir is basically <advisable> or, perhaps in some contexts, <appropriate>.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks,
Joanna "
5 mins
Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Argentina
OIL, GAS, ENERGY, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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1940
if it was convenient to his (its) rights
his if it is a person, its if it is a Company or Association.
Peer comment(s):
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laurichi78 (X)
: agree, but see my comment
4 mins
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Thank you, laurichi78, your options are also good.
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Marian Greenfield
: convenir cannot be translated as convenient - it is a false cognate
3 hrs
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Yes, I suppose you are right. Convenir means to agree, so I must be wrong. Thank you.
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9 mins
If it was deemed fit, if it was thought appropriate
I think it could be any of these two options if the context is not quite clear, although Robert's proposed answer could also work (again, depending on the context).
11 hrs
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