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TALON No. 1 PARA TRAMITES
Gravedad de hormigón

Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

dichas ventas no tendrían lugar de no prestarse dichos servicios

English translation:

these sales would not take place if such services were not provided

Added to glossary by Sherry Godfrey
Feb 18, 2009 11:53
15 yrs ago
Spanish term

dichas ventas no tendrían lugar de no prestarse dichos servicios

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
Regrding a services contract:

De acuerdo con el Contrato, XXX realiza las siguientes actividades:

-Prestación de una serie de servicios íntimamente ligados a las ventas de los productos, en la medida en que dichas ventas no tendrían lugar de no prestarse dichos servicios.

...insofar as these sales do not occur as a result of these services not being provided? (I think I need more coffee :)
TIA!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 these sales would not be made if such services were not provided
4 +3 these sales would not take place unless these services are provided/rendered
3 +2 insofar as said sales would not take place if the said services were not provided
3 +1 so that such sales cannot take place if the services are not provided
4 these sales would not take place were these services not provided

Proposed translations

+3
57 mins
Selected

these sales would not be made if such services were not provided

this is the rare circumstance where you need to use subjunctive in English...
Peer comment(s):
agree Kathryn Litherland : Yay, subjunctive! I also tend to favor the use of "these" over "said" or "such" for "dicho," but here because it's repeated, your these/such works well.
19 mins
thanks! I think you and I think alike... about both subjunctive and "such"...
agree Adrian MM. (X) : yes, good use of the subj. for the conditional: if...were not...
2 hrs
Exactly... something I drill into my students, who are afraid of the subjunctive... Thanks!
agree Alex Lago : I agree but would change "not be made" to "not take place", just sounds better to me in this context
4 hrs
thanks...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks so much Marian and everyone!"
+2
2 mins

insofar as said sales would not take place if the said services were not provided

...in other words, the sales depend on the service being provided.
I'm not 100%, but I think this is what is meant. It's a bit of a head-wrecker, this sentence! go get some coffee, girl :)))

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-02-18 11:57:05 GMT)
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You could also say "insofar as said sales are dependent on the said services being provided".
Peer comment(s):
agree Adrian MM. (X) : again, good use of the subjunctive 'were' for the conditional after if.
3 hrs
Thanks Tom :)
agree eski : Concur w/ Tom, & also; very close to the original: Saludos. :))
14 hrs
Thanks :)
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+3
4 mins

these sales would not take place unless these services are provided/rendered

The second part sounds much more natural than "if these services were not to be provided", at least for me.

Mike :)

Peer comment(s):
agree jude dabo : ok
15 mins
Thank you, jude69 - Mike :)
agree Victoria Frazier
6 hrs
Thank you, Victoria - Mike :)
agree Clayton Causey : spot on
1 day 12 hrs
Thank you, Clayton - Mike :)
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+1
5 mins

so that such sales cannot take place if the services are not provided

a slight improvement?
Peer comment(s):
agree argosys : But "would" and "were"
1 day 15 hrs
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3 hrs

these sales would not take place were these services not provided

Suerte!
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