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Glossary entry

Catalan term or phrase:

I perquè consti i als efectes oportuns, expedim aquest certificat

English translation:

In witness thereof and in so far as it may be relevant, we issue this certificate

Added to glossary by Fabio Descalzi
Mar 20, 2006 03:27
18 yrs ago
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Catalan term

I perqué consti i als efectes oportuns, expedim aquest certifica.

Catalan to English Law/Patents Law (general)
I have a spanish-english to do translation but I discovered it is Catalan.
Proposed translations (English)
4 In witness thereof and in so far as it may be relevant, we issue this certificate
3 +1 I hereby issue this certificate, to whom it may concern.
4 In witness whereof and for all intended purposes, we hereby issue this certificate

Discussion

Timothy Barton Mar 20, 2006:
For example, "va informar" means "he/she informed" - past tense - whereas if I hadn't told you I'm sure you'd have thought it was future tense. Another "false friend" is the pronoun "ne" or "n'", which most would assume has the same meaning as in French.
Timothy Barton Mar 20, 2006:
Tell your client. You can't be expected to translate from a language you don't know, however much it may seem to be similar to Spanish. Your main problem will be that you don't know the grammar of Catalan.

Proposed translations

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Catalan term (edited): I perquè consti i als efectes oportuns, expedim aquest certificat
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In witness thereof and in so far as it may be relevant, we issue this certificate

Let's translate this sentence into Spanish:
I perqué consti i als efectes oportuns, expedim aquest certificat = Y para que conste y a los efectos oportunos, expedimos este certificado.

Y para que conste = in witness thereof
http://www.eib.eu.int/Attachments/thematic/mou_eib_idb_es.pd...
http://www.eib.eu.int/Attachments/thematic/mou_eib_idb_en.pd...
(see Page 8 before the signatures)

A los efectos oportunos = in so far as it may be relevant
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus...
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus...
(point 14.)

Expedimos este certificado = we issue this certificate
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thx"
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I hereby issue this certificate, to whom it may concern.

I agree with Tim here. Catalan grammar is difficult and it would be very easy to make mistakes. I usually translate the above as I hereby issue this certificate, to who it may concern- which although not the literal translation is what I think one would find on a similar English certificate or contract.
Peer comment(s):
agree Berni Armstrong : simpler the better with these things. The English used in contracts has gone through a revolution since the Plain English Campaign 's early successes
6 hrs
neutral Timothy Barton : *to whom it may concern
1 day 5 hrs
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3362 days

In witness whereof and for all intended purposes, we hereby issue this certificate

Fairly common phrasing at the end of official documents
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