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TRANSLATION OF LEGAL AND BUSINESS TERMS
( English - English-Spanish- Section I ) A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z
( Spanish - Spanish-English - Section II ) A , B , C , CH , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , LL , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z
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ENGLISH - SPANISH
Academy - Academia
Accident - Accidente
Account - Cuenta,
Accountant - Contador; Certified Public Accountant - Contador Público (Certificado)
Accord (agreement) - Acuerdo
Accrued - Devengado, Acumulado (accumulated), Rédito
Accuse - Acusar
Accused - Acusado
Accuser - Acusador, Querellante
Accused - Acusado, Procesado
Acknowledge - Reconocer
Acknowledgement - Reconocimiento
Acquire - Adquirir
Acquisition - Adquisiciòn
Acquit - Absolver;
Acre - Acre (0.404687 hectáres)
Act - Actuar, Acta
Actuary - Actuario, Registrador
Admit - Admitir
Address - Dirección, Domicilio
Adjudge - Juzgar, Adjudicar
Admit - Admitir
Administrator - Administrador
Affiliate - Asociar
Agency - Agencia, Mandato
Agent - Agente, mandatario, apoderado
Agree - Convenir, Acordar
Agreement - Convenio, Acuerdo
Allegation - Alegato, Alegación
Amend - Modificar
Amnesty - Amnistía
Amount - Cantidad, Suma
Applicant - Solicitante
Application - Solicitud
Apply - Aplicar
Appoint - Designar, Nombrar
Appraisal - Avalúo
Arbitration - Arbitraje
Arrest - Arrestar, Arresto
Assembly - Asamblea
Asset - Activo, Bien, Propiedad
Assign - Asignar, Transferir
Assignment - Cesión, Traspaso
Association - Asociación
Attach - Anexar, Embargar
Attest - Dar Fe, Certificar
Attorney - Abogado
Attorney (at Law) - Licenciado en Derecho
(To) Auction - Subastar, Rematar
(An) Auction - Subasta
Audit - Auditoría
Authenticate - Autenticar
Authority - Autoridad
Authorization - Autorización
Average - Promedio
Bankruptcy - (commercial) Quiebra, (civil) Concurso
Bank - Banco
Beneficiary - Beneficiario , fideicomisario (en fideicomiso)
Benefit(s) - Beneficio(s)
Bodyguard - Guardaesplada
Broker - Corredor
Budget - Presupuesto
Bylaw - Reglamento, Estatuto
Buyer - Comprador
Cheapen - Abaratar
Citizen - Ciudadano(a)
Crime - Crimen, Delito
Code - Código
Competency - Competencia
Competent- Competente
Confess - Confesar
Contract - Contrato
(to) Contract - Contratar
court - Corte, Juzgado
Culpable - Culpable
Custom(s) - Costumbres , Aduana (as in import/export)
Debt - Deuda
Defendant - Demandado
Defender - Defensor
Defense - Defensa
Delinquent - Delincuente
Deputy - Diputado
Department - Departamento
Deputy Sheriff - Asistente de Aguacil
Detention - Detención
Document - Documento
Dollar - Dolar
Encumber - Gravar, Embargar
Encumbrance - Gravamen
Enforcement - Ejecución, Aplicacion Cohersiva
Estate - Sucesión
Execute - Ejecutar , Suscribir
Execution - Ejecución
Executor- Albacea
Executrix - Albacea
Exonerate - Exonerar
Expert - Experto , Perito
(to) Export - Exportar
Fees - Honorarios
Finger Print - Huella Digital
Fiscal - Fiscal
Flag - Bandera
Flagged (standard bearer) - Abanderado; to Flag - Abanderar
Foreclosoure - Ejecución, Declararción de incumplimiento y exegir cumplimiento
Foreign - del extranjero, extraño
Foreigner - extranjero
Guarantee - Garantía
Government - Gobierno
Guilty - Culpable
Hectare - Hectaria
Heritage - Herencia
Heir - Heredero
Immigration - Inmigración
(to) Import - Importar
Inheritance - Herencia
Institution - Institución
(written) Instrument - Escritura
(Public) Instrument - Escritura Pública
Insurance - Seguro
Insurance Policy - Póliza de Seguro
Invest - Invertir
Investor - Inversionista
Jail - Carcel
(to) Jail - Encarcelar
Judicial - Judicial
judged - juzgado
judgement - Sentencia
jurisprudence - Jurisprudencia
Jurisdiction - Jurisdicción
Jury - Jurado
Kilometer - Kilometro
Law - Derecho, Ley
Lawyer - Abogado
Letter Requisit - Carta Rogatoria
(to) Leave - Dejar, Irse
Lien - Gravamen, Embargo
(to) Lien - Embargar, Gravar
Maintenance - Mantenimiento
Mayor - Alcalde , Presidente Municipal
Metes and Bounds - Medidas y Colindancias - (medidas usadas para describir el tamaño de un lote y las areas adjuntas a ello)
Migration - Migración
Minister - Minstro
Ministry - Ministerio
Minor - Menor
Municipal - Municipal
Naturalization - Naturalización
Negotiate - Negociar
Notary - Notario
Notary Public - Notario Público
"Of-Course" - Presupuesto
Offspring - Sucesión
(to) Omit - Omitir
Petition - Petición
Plantiff - Demandante
Policy - Póliza
Power - Poder
Power of Attorney - Poder
Premium (as a fee) - Prima
President - Presidente
Presumed - Presunto
Prision - Prisión
Procedure - Procedimiento
Proceeding - Procedimiento, Trámite
Process - Proceso, Trámite
Property - Propiedad
Promissory note - Pagaré
Property Tax (on Real Estate) - Impuesto Predial
Public - Público
Public Registry - Registro Público
Publish - Publicar
Purchaser - Comprador(a)
(to) Quit - Parar , Dejar de Hacer
Real Estate - Bien Inmueble, Bien Raiz (Bienes Raíces)
Real Right - Derecho Real (vs. derecho personal)
Real Property - Bien Inmueble
Registry - Registro , Inscrpción
Regular - Regular
Regulate - Regular, Reglamentar
Representative - Representante, Agente
Request - Petición, Solicitud
Responsible - Responsable
Restricted - Restringuida(o)
Restricted Zone - Zona Restringuida
Right - Derecho, Derecha (right hand or turn to the right)
(to) Represent - Representar
Representative - Representante, Diputado (en camara de diputados o de representantes)
Sale - Venta
(forced) Sale - Remate
Secondary Law - Reglamento
Secretariat - Secretaría
Security -Seguridad
Sell - Vender,
Seller - Vendedor(a)
Senator - Senador
Sentence - Sentencia
Service - Servicio
Sheriff - Aguacil
(to) Sign - Firmar
State - Estado
State Department - Departamento de Estado, Secretaría de Gobernación
Statute - Estatuto
Step - Paso, Trámite
Strange - Extraño, Raro
Succesion - Sucesión
Sum - Suma
Survey of Land or Plot - Estudio Topográfico
Tax - Impuesto
Testimony - Testimonio( dar testimonio; documento oral o escrito)
Topographical Study - Estudio Topográfico
Tribunal - Tribunal
Trust - Confianza (confidence), Fideicomsio (trust contract)
Trustee - Fiduciario (en fideicomiso)
Trustor - Fideicomitente
VAT (Value Added Tax) - IVA (Impuesto al Valor Agregado)
Writ - Escrito, Escritura
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SPANISH - ENGLISH
Verbs in Spanish end in (ar), (er) or (ir) prior to conjugation
Abanderado - Flagged (standard bearer)
Abanderar - To Flag
Abaratar - Cheapen
Abogado- Lawyer , Attorney
Absolver - Acquit
Academia - Academy
Accidente - Accident
Acordar - Agree
Acre - Acre (0.404687 hectáres)
Acta - Act
Activo - Asset
Actuar - Act
Actuario - Actuary
Acuerdo -Accord, Agreement
Acumulado - Accrued
Acusador - Accuser
Acusar- Accuse
Acusado- Accused Procesado
Admitir - Admit
Administrador - Administrator
Adquirir - Acquire
Adquisiciòn - Acquisition
Adjudicar - Adjudge
Aduana - Customs (as in import/export)
Agencia - Agency
Agente - Agent, Representative
Aguacil - Sheriff
Albacea - Executor, Executrix
Alcalde (Presidente Municipal) - Mayor
Alegato - Allegation
Amnistía - Amnesty
Anexar - (to) Attach, (to) Annex
Aplicar -Apply
Apoderado - Agent, Empowered party
Arbitraje - Arbitration
Arrestar -To Arrest
Arresto - Arrest, Detention
Asamblea - Assembly
Asignar - (to) Assign
Asociación - Association
Asociar- (to) Affiliate
Auditoría - Audit
Autenticar - Authenticate
Autoridad- Authority
Autorización - Authorization
Avalúo - Appraisal
Banco - Bank
Bandera - Flag
Beneficario - Beneficiary
Beneficio(s) - Benefit(s)
Bien(es) - Asset(s) , Good
Bien Inmueble (Inmueble) - Real Property, Real Estate
Bien Raiz (Bienes Raíces) - Real Estate
Cantidad - Amount
Carcel - Jail
Carta Rogatoria - Letter Requisit
Certificar - Certify Subastar - Auction
Cesión - Assignment
Ciudadano(a) - Citizen
Código - Code
Competencia - Competency
Competente - Competent
Comprador(a) - Buyer, Purchaser
Concurso - (civil) Bankruptcy, Contest
Confianza - Condfidence , Trust (trust worthiness)
Contratar - (to) Contract
Contrato - Contract
Convenir - Agree
Convenio - Agreement
Corredor - Broker
Cuenta - Account
Culpable - Culpable, Guilty
Dar Fe - Attest
Defensa - Defense
Defensor - Defender
Delincuente - Delinquent
Delito - Crime, Transgression of Law
Demandante - Plantiff
Demandado - Defendent, Sued
Departamento - Department
Derecho - Law, Right
Derecho Real - Real Right (vs. personal right)
Derecha - Right (hand or turn)
Detención - Detention
Deuda - Debt
Devengado - Accrued
Diputado - Deputy , Represenative (in House of Representatives)
Dirección - Direction, Address
Dolar - Dollar
Domicilio - Domicile, Address
Dejar (lugar) - (to) Leave (a place)
Dejar de Hacer - (to) Quit
Designar - (to) Designate, Appoint
Documentar - (to) Document
Documento - Document
Ejecución - Execution, Enforcement, Foreclourse
Ejecutar - (to) Execute, (to) Sign
Embargar - (to) Attach (in court proceedings), (to) Encumber, (to) Lien
Encarcelar - (to) Jail
Escrito - Writ
Escritura - Writ, (written) Instrument
Escritura Pública- Public Instrument
Estado - State
Estatuto - Statute, Bylaw
Estudio Topográfico - Land or Plot Survey
Experto - Expert
Exportar - (to) Export
Extraño - Strange, Foreign
Exonerar - Exonerate
Extranjero - Foreigner
(del) Extranjero - Foreign, from Abroad
Fideicomiso - Trust (trust contract)
Fideicomisario - Beneficiary (of trust contract)
Fidecomitente - Trustor , Trust Grantor / Creator
Fiduciario - Fiduciary , Trustee (as holder in trust)
Fiscal - Fiscal
Garantía - Guarantee
Gobierno - Government
Gravamen - Lien, Encumbrance
Gravar - Encumber
Guardaespalda - Bodyguard
Hectaria - Hectare
Heredero - Heir
Herencia - Inheritance, Heritage
Honorarios - Fees
Huella Digital - Finger Print
Importar - (to) Import
Impuesto - Tax
Impuesto Predial - Property Tax (on Real Estate)
Inscripción - Registry
Infactor de Ley - Law Braker
Inmigración - Immigration
Inmueble - Real Property, Real Estate
Institución - Institution
Invertir - Invest
Inversionista - Investor
IVA (Impuesto al Valor Agregado) - VAT (Value Added Tax)
Judicial - Judicial
Jurado - jury
Jurisdicción - Jurisdiction
jurisprudencia - jurisprudence
Juzgar - (to) Judge
juzgado - Judged, Court
Kilometro - Kilometer
Ley - Law
Licenciado (en Derecho) - Attorney at Law, Lawyer
Mandatario, Agent, Empowered party
Mandato - Agency, Empowerment
Mantenimiento - Maintenance
Medidas y Colindancias - Metes and Bounds (measurements used to decribe the size of a lot and the areas adjacent to it)
Menor - Minor
Migración - Migration
Ministerio - Ministry
Ministro - Minster
Modificar - Amend
Municipal - Municipal
Naturalización - Naturalization
Negotiar - (to) Negociate
Nombrar - (to) Name, Appoint, Designate
Notario Público - Public Notary
Omitir - (to) Omit
Pagaré - Promissory note
Parar - (to) Quit, (to) Stand up
Perito - Expert
Petición - Petition, Request
Poder - Authority, Power
Póliza - Policy
Póliza de Seguro - Insurance Policy
Predial - Pertaining to Real Property (see "Impuesto Predial")
Presidente - President
Presidente Municipal - Mayor
Presunto - Presumed
Presupuesto - Budget, "Of-Course"
Prima - Premium (as a fee), Female Cousin
Prisión - Prision
Procedimiento - Procedure
Procesado - Accused, Processed
Promedio - Average
Propiedad - Property
Publicar - (to) Publish
Público - Public
Querella - Complaint, Accusation
Querellante - Accuser, Complainer
Quiebra - (commercial) Bankruptcy
Robo - Robbery
Reconocer - Acknowledge
Reconocimiento - Acknowledgement
Rédito - Accrued
Reglamentar - Regulate
Registrador - Registrator
Registro - Registry
Registro Público - Public Registry
Reglamento - Bylaw, Secondary Law
Regular - Regulate, Regular
Rematar - (to) Auction, (to) Sell-off
Remate - Close-out Sale, Forced Sale
Responsable - Responsible
Restringuida(o) - Restricted
Secretaría - Secretariat (as in ministry of government)
Seguridad - Security
Seguro - Insurance (see Poliza de Seguro - Insurance Policy)
Senador - Senator
Sentencia - Sentence, Judgement
Servicio - Service
Solicitante - Applicant
Solicitud - Application
Subastar - To Auction
Subasta - Auction
Sucesión - Succesion, Offspring, Estate
Suma - Sum, Amount
Subastar - Auction
Suscribir - (to) Sign, (to) Execute (a document)
Testimonio - Testimony (give testimony; written or oral document)
Trámite - Proceeding, Process, Step
Transferir - (to) Transfer
Traspaso - Assignment, Transfer
Tribunal - Tribunal
Vendedor(a) - Seller
Vender - Sell,
Venta - Sale
Violencia - Violence
Zona - Zone
Zona Restringuida - Restricted Zone
http://www.law.com (look for dictionary link)
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html (Listing of many "links" of different language dictionaries of the world)
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction3.html#spanish (Listing of many "linls" of different Spnaish language dictionaries)
http://www.fodors.com/language - Living Language
http://www.systransoft.com (Language trasnlator)
http://www.activa.arrakis.es/ind-en.htm (Translator) (inactive last time I tried it)
http://www3.anaya.es/diccionario/diccionar.htm (VOX Dictionaries)
http://ployglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/langlink.html (teaching tools and links to other sites)
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html It has 800 dictionaries covering 160 languages
http:///travlang.com lists sites that lean toward useful phrases rather than word translation.