Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

nunca le conocí hijos

English translation:

I never knew of any children

Added to glossary by Yvonne Becker
Mar 27, 2021 23:39
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

nunca le conocí hijos

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
Estoy traduciendo unas declaraciones de unos testigos en un proceso de declaración de únicos y universales herederos de un fallecido ab intestato:

Pregunta: "¿Puede dar fe de que el prenombrado causante, [nombre], no dejó descendencia?"

Respuesta del testigo: "Doy fe de que no tuvo descendencia, ya que lo conocí por muchos años y **nunca le conocí hijos**."

No sé cómo expresar esto en inglés. ¿Me echan una mano? Mil gracias

Proposed translations

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I never knew of any children

This was exciting as I had traced George’s family and had only recently become aware of George’s second marital relationship when the Ontario marriage records became available on Ancestry.com; however, I never knew of any children that were born to this brief relationship. After a score of emails that day, we concluded that we were fourth cousins and began a research relationship that has lasted two years, and hopefully will last a lifetime.

http://linealarboretum.blogspot.com/2010/08/

I was never aware of any children named Jane or Wiley. ~~~~~ Mary E. Comer, wife of the late Charles G. Comer, died on Saturday, Sept. 6, 1969, at 5 a.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William C. Brackins of Churchville, after a lingering illness. Dr. Willard P. Hudson was the attending physician. A son, Joe, served as the informant for the death certificate.

https://comerfamilyalbum.webs.com/charliesfamily.htm

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"I am the son of the late sultan of Bussorah, and my name is Zeyn Alasnam." "That sovereign," said Mobarec, "was formerly my master; but, my lord, I never knew of any children he had: what is your age?" "I am twenty years old," answered the sultan. "How long is it since you left my father's court?"

https://dailylit.com/read/222-the-arabian-nights?page=291

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(know of someone/something) to know that someone or something exists and who, what, or where they are

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/know-...
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : this covers it whether he had children or not ... I would say "there was never any talk of (any) children"
2 hrs
Thank you, David :-)
agree Yvonne Gallagher : all that's needed. And it's speech so fairly informal.
11 hrs
Thank you, Yvonne :-)
agree Toni Castano
13 hrs
Thank you, Toni :-)
agree ormiston
14 hrs
Thank you, ormiston :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias a todos por sus sugerencias. Selecciono tu respuesta, Helena, porque transmite la idea y mantiene el registro informal del testigo"
+1
49 mins

to my knowledge he didn't have any children

That's another option.
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : would work too
2 hrs
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12 hrs

I never knew him to have had children

-to have had- implied
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+2
13 hrs

I'm not aware that he ever had any children

Another possibility,
Peer comment(s):

agree Adrian MM. : ...if he did, the witness never knew about it....
2 hrs
Thanks, Adrian!
agree Jacqueline Wilson
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