Legal Translation Terminology: English-Spanish Glossary

Certified Translator Statements

English Certification

I, [John/Jane Doe], [Sworn/Certified/Legal] Translator, duly admitted and sworn, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate translation into English of the [source document] in Spanish. Done and signed in Buenos Aires, on this [day] of [Month] of [Year].

Spanish Certification

Yo, [Fulanito/a], Traductor/a Público/a en Idioma Inglés, certifico que la que antecede es traducción fiel al idioma castellano del documento original en idioma [inglés] que he tenido a la vista y al/a la cual me remito, en Buenos Aires, a los [día] días del mes de [mes] del año [año].

Key Legal and Business Terminology

Legal Drafting Note

Consider omitting articles before proper nouns in certain legal contexts.

Garantía

Pledge / Warranty

Real Property

Bien inmueble (Real Estate)

Personal Property

Bien mueble (Tangible/Intangible Assets)

Consideration

Contraprestación

Vendedor

First Party / Seller

Comprador

Second Party / Buyer

Determinado

Identified

Existing

Existente

Gifts

Donation

Security Agreement

Acuerdo de garantía

Under Default

Non-compliance with agreed terms

Performance

Cumplimiento de la obligación (Fulfillment of an obligation)

Contrato de Transporte

Shipment Contract

Carrier

Cargador / Fletador / Transportista

Valid

Válido

Pesos

Argentine's legal currency

Período

Term

Vencimiento Cercano

Upon due date / At maturity / By near lapse of time

Void

Nulo (Voidable)

Title Transfer

Title can be transferred

Breach of Contract

Incumplimiento del contrato

Bring Suit

Initiate legal action

Remedy

Solución jurídica (Legal remedy)

Domicilio

Address / Domicile (preferred in legal contexts)

Shall (Legal Context)

Denotes obligation or acceptance.

Spanish Quotation Marks

Represented by « and ».

USD-ARS

US Dollar to Argentine Peso

Bear the Risk

Asumir el riesgo

Casualties

Pérdida / Daño / Contingencia (Loss, Damage, Contingency)

Encumbrance

Gravamen o derecho de retención (A charge or claim against property)

Warranty

Cláusula de garantía

Guaranty

Contrato de garantía

Security Interest

Derecho de garantía real

Lien

Derecho de retención (A right to keep possession of property)

Public Domain

Dominio público

Owner

Titular

Bill of Lading

Hoja de ruta

Charter Party

Contrato de fletamento

Default Interests

Intereses punitorios (Penalty interest)

Conventional Interests

Interés compensatorio (Compensatory interest)

Partial Payment

Pago parcial

Entitled To

El derecho a

In Arrears

Vencida (Overdue)

Acceleration

Caducidad de los plazos (Maturity acceleration)

Pay Off / Satisfy a Debt / Pay in Full

Pagar todo

Execute Payment

Firmar / Ejecutar (Sign, Execute)

Surety

Contrato de fianza / Fiador (Surety contract, Guarantor)

Beneficio de Excusión

Right of excussion

Beneficio de División

Right of division

Beneficio de Preinterpretación

Want of prior notice to demand payment

Legal Domicile

Domicilio especial

Security Agreement (Parties)

Creditor / Secured Party