Agreement in principle

21:32 Jan 8, 2013
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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
English term or phrase: Agreement in principle
Ten companies subject to enforcement actions for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing have reached an agreement in principle with....
Lissy Vigoa-Cardet
United States
Local time: 22:56


Summary of answers provided
5 +2principio de acuerdo
José Manuel Lozano
5 +1aceptación en principio
Ernesto Schintu
3 +2acuerdo de principios
Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
4 +1Acuerdo preliminar
Saudina Torres


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
agreement in principle
acuerdo de principios


Explanation:
economia.elpais.com/economia/2010/02/.../1266827576_850215.ht...
22 Feb 2010 – El grupo PRISA, editor de EL PAÍS, ha firmado un acuerdo de principios con los bancos acreedores del préstamo puente (HSBC, Santander, ...

www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/02/22/.../1266830406.html
22 Feb 2010 – Prisa llega a un acuerdo de principios con bancos Afirma haber logrado la extensión hasta mayo de 2013 del vencimiento del préstamo ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2013-01-08 21:37:39 GMT)
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Perdón. Se me olvidó pegar el ejemplo relativo al inglés:

In Law, What Is an Agreement In Principle?
www.wisegeek.com/in-law-what-is-an-agreement... - Traducir esta página
An agreement in principle is a non-legally enforceable agreement in which the major terms of the agreement are laid out, but the...

Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 274

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: En este caso es un acuerdo, sin duda (with...). Se encuentran también "de principio" y "en principio" pero me huelen un poco a calco, sobre todo el segundo.
55 mins
  -> Gracias, Charles.

agree  Maria Garcia
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, María.
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
agreement in principle
aceptación en principio


Explanation:
It really is a technical term in the legal field. It refers to a very specific thing, so it does not leave much space to interpretations.

I think the best thing in these cases is a literal translation of the term.

Ernesto Schintu
Italy
Local time: 04:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
1 hr
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
agreement in principle
Acuerdo preliminar


Explanation:
En algunas circunstancias se elaboran escritos que delinean los rasgos del contrato final para que las partes involucradas en el negocio lo estudien. http://www.wisegeek.com/in-law-what-is-an-agreement-in-princ...
Encontré un ejemplo de esto y de cómo se usa en algunos países. http://www.pacime.org.mx/acuerdos/acuerdo-preliminar-de-la-p...


Saudina Torres
United States
Local time: 16:56
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Dijkshoorn
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Gracias Karin.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
agreement in principle
principio de acuerdo


Explanation:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/principio de a...

José Manuel Lozano
Local time: 04:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 291

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Montse P.
28 mins
  -> muchas gracias, Montserrat

agree  Marisa Cardon
1 day 10 hrs
  -> thank you!
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