pettifoggery

Romanian translation: escrocherie, chichite

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English term or phrase:pettyfoggery
Romanian translation:escrocherie, chichite
Entered by: Péter Tófalvi

10:23 Sep 12, 2002
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / legal
English term or phrase: pettifoggery
Termenul se foloseste nu numai la avocati chitibusari, ci si infractiunea de întocmire ilegală de cereri sau înscrisuri. Se leaga deci si de *infractiunea de exercitare fara drept a unei profesii*.
Nu stiu daca ar merge termenul: chitibusarie.
Péter Tófalvi
Hungary
Local time: 15:40
chiar inselaciune, escrocherie
Explanation:
Daca ne luam dupa sinonimele engleze ale cuvantului: cheating, deception, swindling, sau dupa definitia: inferior legal practice, petty practice in any department, eu as traduce chiar prin inselaciune, escrocherie sau daca vrei mania procedurilor, procedurist.
Concise English dictionary, Webster Thesaurus.
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Cristiana Coblis
Romania
Local time: 16:40
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Multumesc.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7Tertip avocatesc
Andrei Albu
5chichite
Tudor Soiman
5chiar inselaciune, escrocherie
Cristiana Coblis


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Tertip avocatesc


Explanation:
Pettifoggery este definit in dict. jur. en>ro ca "avocat chitibusar", dar in mod gresit dupa umila mea parere. Avocatul chitibusar (si nu numai) este "pettifogger", iar "pettifoggery" este actiunea (sunt actiunile) pe care le intreprinde el pentru a-si atinge scopul cu orice pret, adica recurge la diverse "tertipuri". Iata definitia pe care am gasit-o intr-un glosar pe Internet:
pettifogger (noun)
1. A petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer.
2. One who quibbles over trivia.
(PET-ee-foguhr, -fo-guhr)
pettifog = to act like a pettifogger
pettifoggery (noun) quibbling over petty details


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Note added at 2002-09-12 13:04:12 (GMT)
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In loc de tertip, ar mai merge si \"truc\" avocatesc. Dar parca tot tertip este mai aproape de adevar... cat despre chitibusarii, parca e prea \"simpatic\" termenul...


    Reference: http://www.ragani.com/words/words02.html
Andrei Albu
Romania
Local time: 16:40
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roxana Marian
22 mins

agree  Daniel NISIOI: Synonyms for Pettifoggery. Equivocation. chicane chicanery dodging equivocation
31 mins

agree  corin: De acord cu "tertip avocatesc". Verbul "to pettifog" inseamna si "to carry on an unethical law business", adica un pic mai tare decit "tertip"...
32 mins

agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
44 mins

agree  Alina Matei
5 hrs

agree  Irina Schwab
9 hrs

agree  Tehno
3 days 7 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chichite


Explanation:
Dic Academiei (Levitchi, Bantas,Kormos Nicolescu etc)
pettyfoggery:tertipuri, chichite,sicane
pettyfogging: care umblă cu chichite

Pt avocati stiu ca se spune chichite avocatesti, cam la marginea legii, de cele mai multe ori neacceptate, dar care castiga timp in diferite cauze)

Tudor Soiman
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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chiar inselaciune, escrocherie


Explanation:
Daca ne luam dupa sinonimele engleze ale cuvantului: cheating, deception, swindling, sau dupa definitia: inferior legal practice, petty practice in any department, eu as traduce chiar prin inselaciune, escrocherie sau daca vrei mania procedurilor, procedurist.
Concise English dictionary, Webster Thesaurus.

Cristiana Coblis
Romania
Local time: 16:40
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 28
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Multumesc.
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