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hacer juego

English translation: follow

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Spanish term or phrase:hacer juego
English translation:follow
Entered by: Myriam Garcia Bernabe

23:39 Sep 7, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Court ruling
Spanish term or phrase: hacer juego
...apreciación inservible conforme al citado artículo
217 -1 de la Ley Enjuiciamiento Civil para resolver el litigio, pues repárese que tampoco HACE JUEGO siquiera de la vía de las presunciones.

Any help appreciated
TIA
MGB
Myriam Garcia Bernabe
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:23
follow
Explanation:
From this short glimpse of the source text and the earlier post, I suspect this document will be full of bombastic redundancies and unwieldy forms typical of obscurantist legalese.

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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-09-08 15:29:27 GMT)
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follow: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "take a certain course; "follow the rules";
= comply: act in accordance with rules, commands ; etc...
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:23
Grading comment
Indeed it was very bombastic... many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2match/fit
Steven Huddleston
4follow
neilmac


Discussion entries: 2





  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
match/fit


Explanation:
This is a rather informal usage, but I think it fits.

"que tampoco HACE JUEGO siquiera"
...neither does it match, even...
...neither does it fit, even...

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Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 01:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Pedrosa (X)
2 hrs
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agree  David Hollywood
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
follow


Explanation:
From this short glimpse of the source text and the earlier post, I suspect this document will be full of bombastic redundancies and unwieldy forms typical of obscurantist legalese.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 hrs (2010-09-08 15:29:27 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

follow: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "take a certain course; "follow the rules";
= comply: act in accordance with rules, commands ; etc...

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 187
Grading comment
Indeed it was very bombastic... many thanks!
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