Sep 5, 2016 17:51
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Canada
\"Dios y Federación\"
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Government / Politics
Legal Document
This is a motto in a legal document from Venezuela. Do we have to translate the mottos on legal documents?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | God and Federation |
Darius Saczuk
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| 4 +1 | God and Country |
Mario Solis Burgos
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Proposed translations
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3 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
God and Federation
widely used
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: if translation is really needed
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Thank you, AllegroTrans.
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JohnMcDove
3 hrs
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Thank you, John.
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Robert Carter
: For the sake of completeness, I always translate them too in legal documents, unless they're in Latin.
7 hrs
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I do exactly the same. Kind thanks, Robert.
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Graciela Vicente
: Agree with Robert comments
17 hrs
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Gracias, Gracie.
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Christian [email protected]
21 hrs
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Mil gracias, Christian.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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16 hrs
Mario Solis Burgos
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Translator, Interpreter, Copywriter
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Spanish term (edited):
\\\"Dios y Federación\\\"
God and Country
Venezuela is a Federal Republic. Los Estados Unidos de Venezuela. "Dios y Federación", in expressive or in evoked meaning, seems to be closer in meaning to God and Country.
hope it helps..
hope it helps..
Discussion
I regard a motto rather like a proper noun - i.e. immutable
You can repeat it in the orig language and give a translation in brackets if you like