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Divorciante

English translation: divorce seeker/applicant

22:41 May 7, 2022
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
Portuguese term or phrase: Divorciante
Contrato de divórcio
Exemplos: "Os divorciantes declaram"; "não desejando mais os divorciantes manterem o vínculo conjugal (...)"
João Pedro Silva Dubau
Brazil
Local time: 15:10
English translation:divorce seeker/applicant
Explanation:
This is how I would translate it.

divorce seeker: https://google.com/search?q="divorce seeker"

divorce applicant:
https://google.com/search?q="divorce applicant"
Selected response from:

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 11:10
Grading comment
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7party to a/the divorce
David Hollywood
4divorce seeker/applicant
Oliver Simões
4divorcing party
Ana Vozone
3 -1divorcee/s > divorcing couple
Adrian MM.
Summary of reference entries provided
https://www.google.com/search?q=parties+to+divorce+proceedings&newwindow=1&source=hp&ei=VrR3YuLhE8msqtsPjYWeuA0&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYnfCZtTcbRJ3azTrrodADgks35vahGF6&oq=Parties+to+the+divorce&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYATIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIFCAAQhg
Charles R. Castleberry

  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
divorciante
divorce seeker/applicant


Explanation:
This is how I would translate it.

divorce seeker: https://google.com/search?q="divorce seeker"

divorce applicant:
https://google.com/search?q="divorce applicant"

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 11:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 62
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
divorciante/s
divorcee/s > divorcing couple


Explanation:
divorciante/s > divorcing couple, unless a 'group divorce' in a religious system or Brazilian societal or tribal community that permits polygamy.

Note: US AmE: divorce plaintiff vs. defendant; E&W petitioner vs. respondent Scotland: pursuer vs. defender.


    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-portugue...
    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/divorcin...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
2 mins
  -> Muito obrigado, Mario, and thanks de novo!
disagree  Mark Robertson: A divorcee is a divorced person. The parties to this agreement are not yet divorced. Your alternatives are not synonymous. The posting of alternative answers is frightfully non-U, and praeter legem, if not contra. Pip Pip!
52 mins
  -> divorcee viewed after the event and - as you have ignored - divorcing couple before https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/certificates-d...
agree  Leonardo Futuro
13 hrs
  -> muito obrigado and thanks, Leonardo.
disagree  philgoddard: I agree with Mark.
20 hrs
  -> I added divorcing couple that you have also ignored
disagree  Andrew Bramhall: Agree with Mark and Phil; that's after the event
1 day 20 hrs
  -> You don't seem to have a mind of your own and keep piggy-backing questionable comments. I added divorcing couple to the mix https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/certificates-d...
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
party to a/the divorce


Explanation:
but check your context

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-08 01:04:10 GMT)
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Os divorciantes = parties to the divorce

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-08 01:05:11 GMT)
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The parties to a divorce proceeding are the two people, usually husband and wife, who are dissolving their marriage.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-08 01:05:38 GMT)
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The parties to a divorce proceeding are the two people, usually husband and wife, who are dissolving their marriage.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-08 01:06:24 GMT)
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anyway sort it out in your context

David Hollywood
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 96

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: The term is repeated, so just "parties" would do. You could also say spouses.
4 hrs
agree  Mark Robertson: As per Phil "The parties to the divorce ("the Parties")"
6 hrs
agree  Mario Freitas:
9 hrs
agree  Charles R. Castleberry
11 hrs
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
16 hrs
agree  Douglas Bissell: 'the parties'
1 day 6 hrs
agree  Andrew Bramhall: or petitioner/ respoindent;
1 day 18 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
divorciante
divorcing party


Explanation:
Many relevant examples.

https://www.google.com/search?q="divorcing parties"&oq="divo...

Example sentence(s):
  • It is therefore important that divorcing parties should, for their own and their children's interests, try to isolate the issues and narrow down their
  • Divorcing Parties Face Changes to Rules in Arbitration Pertaining to Children.

    Reference: http://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2021/08/16/divorcing-parties...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 19:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 174
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Reference comments


13 hrs
Reference: https://www.google.com/search?q=parties+to+divorce+proceedings&newwindow=1&source=hp&ei=VrR3YuLhE8msqtsPjYWeuA0&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYnfCZtTcbRJ3azTrrodADgks35vahGF6&oq=Parties+to+the+divorce&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYATIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIFCAAQhg

Reference information:
PARTIES TO DIVORCE ACTIONS – PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT
The parties to a divorce action are called a “plaintiff” and a “defendant”. The plaintiff is the spouse that commences the action for divorce and the defendant is the respondent spouse.

Charles R. Castleberry
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Mark Robertson: Petitioner and Respondent in England
11 hrs
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