Spanish term
veinticinco metros al norte
For anyone familiar with addresses in Costa Rica, I am wondering if the above term in an address should be left in Spanish in a legal document. For example: "sociedad domiciliada en San José, Sabana Oeste, veinticinco metros al norte" or "vecino de San José, Sabana Oeste del Balcón Verde veinticinco metros al norte." Is this the most common way to write addresses in Costa Rica? Is this term similar to a street number?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
| 5 +4 | leave it in Spanish as is |
Reed James
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| 4 +4 | twenty-five meters to the north |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Jun 20, 2011 14:17: AllegroTrans changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): FVS (X), Maria Mastruzzo, AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
leave it in Spanish as is
My take on translating addresses is that you have to leave them as is in legal documents because they were meant for process servers and letter carriers to deliver documents to them. If you feel that an English translation is in order, you can always place it in parentheses (25 meters to the north).
If we were to follow the logic of translating addresses, then why shouldn't we put "St. Joseph" instead of San José?
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Y. Peraza
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Charles Davis
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Teresita Fierro Espasandín
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United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
twenty-five meters to the north
Mike
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Note added at 49 mins (2011-06-20 12:21:34 GMT)
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My pleasure
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patinba
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Thank you, patinba - Mike
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Maria Mastruzzo
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Thank you, MariaMast - Mike
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Ray Flores
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Thank you, Ray - Mike
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teresa quimper
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Thank you, Teresa - Mike
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Discussion
On the other hand, if you need to convey "understanding only" then you can translate it
Only you, Asker, know which of the above is appropriate in the context of your document