afin

16:39 May 3, 2012
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
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Romanian term or phrase: afin
The Romanian term "afin" appears in a declaration related to the assuming responsability in the case of a public procurement procedure. From what I understand is a general term designating a relative in the broadest sense. My problem is that I haven't found the term as such in any Romanian-English dictionary that I have (an d I have a few since I am a teacher of English).

Thank you for your support!
Marius Velica


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4 +1in-law
Maria Barbalat
4 +1relative by affinity
ION CAPATINA
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afin
Roy vd Heijden

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in-law


Explanation:
in-law - a relative by marriage

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/in-law

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Note added at 18 mins (2012-05-03 16:57:30 GMT)
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AFÍN - Persoană aflată în raport juridic de afinitate
AFINITÁTE - (Jur.) Legătură de rudenie creată prin căsătorie între unul dintre soți și rudele celuilalt soț.
http://dexonline.ro/

Maria Barbalat
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agree  Claudia Coja: Friends and In-Laws http://www.gospelway.com/family/marriage-friends.php
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relative by affinity


Explanation:
In legal terms is somebody who becomes a relative "by affinity".
Romanian and English links:
http://dexonline.ro/definitie/alianță
afin= rudă prin alianță, adică prin căsătorie
Rudă prin alianță = persoană devenită, prin contractarea unei căsătorii, rudă cu rudele soției sau ale soțului. ♦ (Reg.) Inel de logodnă. [Pr.: -li-an-] – Din fr. alliance.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/affinity


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or "affinal relatives", to keep the informal style.
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=active&sclient=psy-ab&q=af...


ION CAPATINA
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agree  Bogdan Burghelea
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Reference: afin

Reference information:
"AFÍN, -Ă adj. Înrudit. // s.m. și f. Rudă prin alianță. [< lat. affinis]."
(http://dexonline.ro/definitie/afin)

Roy vd Heijden
Belgium
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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