Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

que la firma que antecede

English translation:

that the preceding signature

Added to glossary by Kate Warren
Sep 16, 2017 13:28
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Spanish term

que la firma que

Spanish to English Other Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
I am translating a Venezuelan birth certificate signed by the municipality's prefect which is accompanied by a document signed by the principal registrar to guarantee it's authenticity. The line I would like help with is as follows:-

'La Suscrita, Registradora Principal del Estado Miranda, Certifica: que la firma que antecede es Autentico ...'

It seems there must have been some typos as the grammar seems to have gone awry.

I have translated this as:-

'The Principal Registrar of the State of Miranda, who here signs, Certifies: that I guarantee that the preceding document is Authentic ..'

To me, 'who here signs' is acceptable for 'la suscrita' but I am not being faithful to the source text with 'I guarantee' - I did not want to repeat 'sign' for 'firma'.

All suggestions welcome.

With many thanks.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +8 that the preceding signature
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Discussion

Kate Warren (asker) Sep 18, 2017:
Thank you AllegroTrans - terrible mistake!!
Kate Warren (asker) Sep 18, 2017:
Thanks Charles
AllegroTrans Sep 16, 2017:
Asker As a life member of the Apostrophe Society, I am afraid O have to reprimand you (!); "its authenticity" NOT "it's authenticity".
AllegroTrans Sep 16, 2017:
Asker s a life member of the Apostrophe Society, I have to reprimand you (!); "its authenticity" NOT "it's authenticity".
Charles Davis Sep 16, 2017:
@Kate Dariusz is right about "firma", but if it really does say "Autentico", then of course that is a typo, since it should obviously be "auténtica". The capital A, though not justified, is quite normal practice; they tend to do this for emphasis. The missing accent is pretty routine. The fault of agreement is more serious, but this sort of error is very common.

Proposed translations

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that the preceding signature

Firma refers to a signature here.

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Note added at 2 mins (2017-09-16 13:31:37 GMT)
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La Suscrita = the undersigned X...
Note from asker:
Thank you for this - very helpful.
Peer comment(s):

agree MPGS : :-)
7 mins
Thank you, MPGS. :-)
agree Andy Watkinson
1 hr
Thank you, Andy.
agree Domini Lucas
1 hr
Thank you, Domini.
agree Silvia Hanine-Studnicki
1 hr
Thank you, Silvia.
agree neilmac
2 hrs
Thank you, Neil.
agree Charles Davis
3 hrs
Thank you, Charles.
agree Joshua Parker : Definitely.
5 hrs
Thank you, Joshua.
agree AllegroTrans
2 days 2 hrs
Thank you, AllegroTrans.
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