Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

se le imputa

English translation:

[he] is ascribed [the ability]

Added to glossary by Blanca Collazo
Oct 27, 2015 22:11
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

se le imputa

Spanish to English Other Law (general) general
...se le imputa la capacidad para generar un ingreso neto mensual de $742.

I have found many definitions, but nothing seems to fit this particular use.

Once again, Thank you.
Change log

Oct 27, 2015 22:52: JohnMcDove changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Discussion

David Hollywood Oct 28, 2015:
I agree with AT. We need context to get the correct redering.
AllegroTrans Oct 28, 2015:
We need context as you say, there are quite a few ways of saying this, so we need to know who is saying it and in what way, otherwise we will just be guessing

Proposed translations

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[he] is ascribed [the ability]

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You're welcome!
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attribute

se le carga, se le imputa
Peer comment(s):

agree Sergio Kot
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it is alleged that he ...

We need a LOT more context.
Consider, for example, the context of an ex-wife claiming alimony. "She alleged that her ex-hubby could earn a small fortune ....". (I'm assuming, of course, that the "$" doesn't refer to the currency of my current home country).
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he is credited with

my take
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he is assumed to have....

- rather than v credited with tha wherewithal.
Peer comment(s):

agree Wendy Streitparth : Without context seems the most likely...
4 hrs
..and perhaps the most 'obvious' answer, thx.
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