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no puede acceder a un contrato de alquiler

English translation: (she) can't acquire/get a rental contract/lease

14:57 Jan 24, 2014
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Spanish term or phrase: no puede acceder a un contrato de alquiler
Estoy traduciendo una carta que un adolescente persona envía al servicio de inmigración tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de otra persona en los EE.UU.:

"Sobre las preguntas que me realizaron los oficiales de inmigraciones fueron las correctas que ambos tanto mi madre como su esposo si domiciliaban ahí y en ese momento estaban trabajando, sobre si conocía al señor xxx, mi respuesta es que no lo conozco personalmente. Sin embargo, después conversando con mi madre, ella me comunica que dicho señor es quien nos arrienda el departamento ya que mi madre no tiene buen crédito y **no puede acceder a un contrato de alquiler**.

No me queda claro lo que quiere decir con "acceder" aquí. ¿Me podrían ayudar? Un millón de gracias
Yvonne Becker
Local time: 15:30
English translation:(she) can't acquire/get a rental contract/lease
Explanation:
"Get" sounds a little less formal but I think it works better in this context.
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Charlie Higgins
United States
Local time: 15:30
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2(she) can't acquire/get a rental contract/lease
Charlie Higgins
4 +1is not elegible for a rent agreement
Silviaarcuzio
4 +1she can't afford a rental contract
Walter Landesman


Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
is not elegible for a rent agreement


Explanation:
you can also say, she is not qualified to sign a rent agreement/contract

Silviaarcuzio
Argentina
Local time: 16:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  teresa quimper
4 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(she) can't acquire/get a rental contract/lease


Explanation:
"Get" sounds a little less formal but I think it works better in this context.


    Reference: http://forum.freeadvice.com/landlord-tenant-issues-42/cant-g...
Charlie Higgins
United States
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: or "was unable to obtain a rental contract" Personally, I think I'd modify this to something like "...did not qualify for a ...", especially given the numerous mistakes in the source text
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agree  Walter Landesman: get
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
she can't afford a rental contract


Explanation:
another option

Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 16:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria-Ines Arratia: la mejor opcion, ya que se hace referencia a la falta de credito de la madre ...
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Maria Inés.
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