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folge leisten

English translation: respond to; act upon

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German term or phrase:folge leisten
English translation:respond to; act upon
Entered by: TechLawDC

23:19 Jul 4, 2012
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: folge leisten
Nach Einschätzung des Antragstellers würde die Antragsgegnerin einer Ladung zu einem Scheidungstermin vor dem deutschen Gericht voraussichtlich keine Folge leisten.

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KathyAnna O
Canada
Local time: 10:28
respond to; act upon
Explanation:
(in this context)
It is the opinion of the petitioner that the respondent [(his wife)] probably would not respond to a summons for setting a date of divorce before the German court.
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TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 10:28
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6respond to; act upon
TechLawDC
3 +2comply with
Michael Martin, MA


Discussion entries: 2





  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
respond to; act upon


Explanation:
(in this context)
It is the opinion of the petitioner that the respondent [(his wife)] probably would not respond to a summons for setting a date of divorce before the German court.

TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: This should be in any dictionary.
8 mins
agree  Inge Meinzer
10 mins
agree  Nicola Wood
6 hrs
agree  Ellen Kraus: yes, not respond to the summons
7 hrs
agree  Usch Pilz
8 hrs
agree  Colin Rowe
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
comply with


Explanation:
is not expected to comply with a court summons for..

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 10:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: In other words, she probably won't show up.
39 mins
  -> exactly
agree  Wendy Streitparth
7 hrs
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