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desabonem contra si

English translation: discredit

08:42 Mar 31, 2023
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: desabonem contra si
This is part of a Statement of Good Standing from a Bank to an Oil Company in Angola


O BAI com sede em Luanda, inscrito na conservatória do registo comercial de Luanda sob o nº xx/xx, devidamente licenciado e registado pelo Banco Nacional de Angola, declara que a pessoa colectiva abaixo identificada é cliente desta instituição e que ao longo do tempo em que existe a relação contratual com o Banco não constam quaisquer factos que desabonem contra si ou responsabilidades financeiras não cumpridas, tendo vindo a demonstrar idoneidade financeira.
ndengue
United Kingdom
English translation:discredit
Explanation:
There as nothing on file to discredit them, no financial improprieties, such as unrepaid loans, the person being deemed to have a perfect financial profile.
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Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:51
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3discredit
Andrew Bramhall
3 +3prejudicial against it/detrimental to it
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
prejudicial against it/detrimental to it


Explanation:
This would be my suggestion.

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Local time: 19:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: You don't really need to say 'against it'.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks! Indeed, it is possible to convey the meaning without it.
agree  Mario Freitas: detrimental to oneself
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Adrian MM.: to be 'self-detrimental' or intrinsically adverse, rather than the mindless Collins dictionary one-worder of 'discredit'. // to discredit Oliver Toogood alias AB's omission of contra si https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=self-detrime...
12 hrs
  -> Thank you!
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: "to be self-detrimental" is an utterly flawed personal language invention , with AMM picking up on MF's already flawed comment and twisting it even further with, as usual, no regard to the context of credit and discredit inherent in the question.
13 hrs
  -> Thank you for the comment. I think it can be difficult to have a perfect construction for this type of translation, as there are flawed expressions still heavily used to this date. Not to mention, that there is a lot of subjectivity to it as well.
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
discredit


Explanation:
There as nothing on file to discredit them, no financial improprieties, such as unrepaid loans, the person being deemed to have a perfect financial profile.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: I'd say "discrediting to oneself"
5 hrs
  -> Yep, thanks;
agree  Ana Vozone
8 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  jack_speak: I agree. And Adrian MM is completely wrong. I also don't agree with Mario's suggestion to include "to oneself."
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Yep, thanks;
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