Se cierra el acta que se autoriza. Doy Fe. - What is the English translation? English translators help general English translators with the translation of Se cierra el acta que se autoriza. Doy Fe.

Conges terminology question

138 months ago

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	Se cierra el acta que se autoriza. Doy Fe.
Context:	se dio por terminado el acto y firman la presente, para constancia, los que ella intervinieron, y saben hacerlo y los que no, imprimen su huella digital. Se cierra el acta que se autoriza. Doy Fe. The proceedings were completed and the act is witnessed, attested to and signed by all participants able to sign, or if not (illiterate or incapable), by affixing their digital fingerprints. I do hereby certify that the record is entered.

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138 months ago

Sylvia J. Andrade wrote:

The authorized certification is complete. I attest.

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138 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

The proceeding was concluded and the participating parties able to do so signed the document herein, while those unable to do so affixed their digital fingerprint on said document. This authorized certification is complete. I so certify.

My comment:

On legal translations it is very important not to add anything (illiterate or incapable) that isn't found in the source language. It is important to use "digital" because a signature can be either digital or inked. The original language only says the parties signed, not that they witnessed or attested.

My references:

28 years as a legal interpreter/translator

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138 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

I meant to say "a fingerprint can be either digital or inked".

138 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

Your translation seems to be OK, but you can drop out digital, already translated by finger(-prints) to avoid a pleonasm

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138 months ago

MACVieira wrote:

We thus hereby close this certifying minutes. I attest.

My comment:

The officer of the accredited office (similar to notary) certifies an act and draws minutes which are signed by the parties to that act and registered in the office's registry (used to be registered in huge minutes books).

My references:

I am originally from a Latin American country and a long-time practising lawyer in that system. ;)

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138 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

Cela m'a l'air parfait: le style la précision, tout y est.

138 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

sorry, but "this certifying minutes" is grammatically incorrect.

138 months ago

MACVieira wrote:

My translation is verbatim, these authorities draw in fact a document which has this translation ("minutes"), as the most precise. They are not certifying a document, but attesting to the holding of a meeting and its participants' undertakings instead. This is normally done upon the drawing of minutes. This is what I understood from the excerpt and in fact is typical of the Latin countries' legal systems or, more precisely, civil law systems. But I would be pleased to hear your suggestions as to a replacement for "certifyng" or the grammatically correct way of expressing it.

138 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Hello, I was merely pointing out that "this" is singular and "minutes" is plural - basic English grammar. No offence. Have a good evening.

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