Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
duly qualified and acting
Spanish translation:
[el Secretario...etc] debidamente autorizado/habilitado para ejercer dicho cargo
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Marina Lara Petersen
Dec 28, 2007 00:38
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English term
High-quality. Excellent turnarounds.
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duly qualified and acting
English to Spanish
Law/Patents
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
I, XX, Secretary of State... hereby certify:
That, YY whose name appears on the annexed certificate, was the duly qualified and acting County Clerk of the City and County of San Francisco, in said State.
That, YY whose name appears on the annexed certificate, was the duly qualified and acting County Clerk of the City and County of San Francisco, in said State.
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CarolinaGU
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It means what you intended it to mean
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[el Secretario...etc] debidamente autorizado para ejercer dicho cargo
Me parece que si se menciona primero el cargo, luego se puede agregar solamente que se encontraba debidamente autorizado.
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Terry Burgess
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Mexico
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Mexico
I place Quality and Accuracy above speed
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debidamente autorizado y actual [en funciones]
Se me ocurre.
Suerte!
Suerte!
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Tradjur
: De acuerdo con lo de "en funciones", pero no tanto con lo de "actual", pues al menos en ESpaña, el uso de "actual" en el habla se refiere al momento de ahora, y al decir el TO "was the duly..."
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Muchas gracias, Tradjur:-)) ..y lo mejor en el 2008 para tí y los tuyos!!
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Nelida Kreer
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[el Secretario.....] debidamente habilitado y en funciones
Another option. Habilitado imparts a nuance that goes a bit beyond "autorizado", it means that not only he had the power but was, in a way, "licensed as", or was awarded the office of, County Clerk.
I don't disagree with "autorizado" but in this case I personally would go with "habilitado".
I don't disagree with "autorizado" but in this case I personally would go with "habilitado".
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debidamente facultado para ejercer...
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