Spanish term
United States
Organized, Deadline-Oriented, Reliable
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
por lo que no podía garantizar que
A real estate agency was trying to sell a person's property without their consent to do so.
The item in question reads as follows:
Que (real estate agency) ya había firmado con un posible comprador que ya había pagado un depósito el viernes (date), pero estaba a la espera de la confirmación de que el Vendedor aceptara el precio de oferta de (amount), por lo que no podía garantizar que la propiedad ya había sido vendida y no estaba disponsible para nadie.
Non-PRO (2): philgoddard, Wilsonn Perez Reyes
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Proposed translations
Argentina
English-to-Spanish Argentine translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
So it could not be confirmed that
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
so I could not guarantee that
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philgoddard
: It's more likely to be the third person than the first.
55 mins
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David Hollywood
: I agree with Phil that third person is more probable here
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Edward Potter
: Third person.
12 hrs
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United Kingdom
experienced and well qualified linguist
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English, Spanish, and 3 more.
there was no guarantee that
'El agente ya había firmado con un comprador prospectivo que ya había pagado un depósito, pero estaba esperando una confirmación que el agente aceptara el precio propuesto, por el que no podía garantizar que la propiedad ya se había vendido.'
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David Hollywood
: nice :) prefer this construction
36 mins
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Edward Potter
: and so there was no guarantee that
12 hrs
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United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
and therefore was in no position to guarantee that
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
which is why it was unable to warrant that
Warrant also works Transatlantically, whereas covenant assumes one contained in a 'deed', not only of land outside of the USA.
Technology cannot give any warranty as to its suitability for certain purpose and cannot be held liable for accidental [...]
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AllegroTrans
: "it was unable" implies that a company etc is saying this; are you sure?
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whoever is the subject - I or it - it is unclear from the context, this wording is idiomatic English, 'which is why' for 'por lo que' being stylistically balanced also in written language..
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