s'en réfèrer à justice

10:38 May 21, 2008
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French to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
French term or phrase: s'en réfèrer à justice
A frase seguinte consta de uma decisão de divórcio: Attendu que le défendeur **s'en réfère à justice**.
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 12:11


Summary of answers provided
4refere-se à justiça
Henrique Magalhaes
3 +1recorrer à justiça / recorrer aos tribunais
Rui Domingues
4levá-lo à justiça
rhandler


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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
refere-se à justiça


Explanation:
Il me semble si simple...

Henrique Magalhaes
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
recorrer à justiça / recorrer aos tribunais


Explanation:
uma sugestão, não me parece que "referir" seja o termo mais adequado ao contexto.

Rui Domingues
Portugal
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: É mais do que isso, porque vem quase no fim de uma sentença de divórcio, julgo que significa qualquer coisa como acatar a justiça, mas sei que há uma expressão consagrada. De qualquer maneira, muito obrigada!


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
levá-lo à justiça


Explanation:
Assim diria, para ser fiel ao original "s'en".

rhandler
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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