Jun 20, 2007 07:58
17 yrs ago
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German term
perpetuieren
German to English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
This is popping up all over the place in a court filing I'm translating, e.g.:
"Nochmals perpetuiert wurde die Beauftragung am DDMMYY in einem Gespräch der Zeugin ..."
"Am DDMMYY in dem bereits dargestellten Beauftragungsgespräch zwischen A und B [wurden] die vorangegangenen Beauftragungen nochmals bestätigt und perpetuiert."
etc. ad infinitum...
I somehow can't imagine that we perpetuate agreements, although you never know what legalese might think up, and am at a loss how to translate this. Does anyone out there have any bright ideas?
"Nochmals perpetuiert wurde die Beauftragung am DDMMYY in einem Gespräch der Zeugin ..."
"Am DDMMYY in dem bereits dargestellten Beauftragungsgespräch zwischen A und B [wurden] die vorangegangenen Beauftragungen nochmals bestätigt und perpetuiert."
etc. ad infinitum...
I somehow can't imagine that we perpetuate agreements, although you never know what legalese might think up, and am at a loss how to translate this. Does anyone out there have any bright ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | perpetuate |
Susan Zimmer
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3 | (confirmed and) continued |
hirselina
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3 | mandate affirmed |
Edith Kelly
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Proposed translations
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perpetuate
it might sound weird, but here is what I found under Mirriam Webster's Dictionary of Law:
Main Entry: per·pet·u·ate
Pronunciation: p&r-'pe-ch&-"wAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition esp. when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost
NOTE: Courts will not allow the perpetuation of testimony at a pretrial proceeding if it appears to be an attempt to fish for useful material. —per·pet·u·a·tion /p&r-"pe-ch&-'wA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
If the word is used differently, i.e. stating again and again, you might also consider "reiterate" as an alternative.
Main Entry: per·pet·u·ate
Pronunciation: p&r-'pe-ch&-"wAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition esp. when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost
NOTE: Courts will not allow the perpetuation of testimony at a pretrial proceeding if it appears to be an attempt to fish for useful material. —per·pet·u·a·tion /p&r-"pe-ch&-'wA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
If the word is used differently, i.e. stating again and again, you might also consider "reiterate" as an alternative.
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Comment: "Perpetuate still didn't fit in this context, but reiterate was great in a lot of the sentences. Otherwise I used affirmed, so it's a shame I couldn't split the points..."
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(confirmed and) continued
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mandate affirmed
might work here
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