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06:51 Mar 13, 2006 |
Finnish to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) | |||||||
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5 | stipulation, proviso |
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3 | Preconditions, prior / limiting conditions. |
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stipulation, proviso Explanation: "boundary conditions" is a literal translation but unclear in English. The closest synonyms in a contractual context are stipulation, reservation. Also proviso (usually sing.) or, more loosely, associated conditions. |
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Preconditions, prior / limiting conditions. Explanation: Funny, I recognize it immediately it from the Dutch word "randvoorwarde," whose constituent parts means reuna and ehdot, literally. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2006-03-14 13:23:24 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Proviso may be fine, however, the reuna part seems then to be squeezed ou. Ehto in itself is a proviso, condition, and the like. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2006-03-14 14:25:20 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Actually, German has the same word, i.e., Randbedingung. It is probably a "loaner" in that sense. Prelimiting condition, prior condition are other options. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2006-03-15 01:01:33 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Actually, got more curious about this. Klausuuli is proviso, stipulation in Finnish, as it is in the other Nordic languages, German, and Dutch, in its various gestalts. |
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