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em pleno gozo de suas faculdades mentais

English translation: of sound mind

17:59 Oct 5, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Other / translado de procuraçao
Portuguese term or phrase: em pleno gozo de suas faculdades mentais
qual seria a melhor maneira de traduzir para o ingles a frase: "em pleno gozo de suas faculdades mentais, do que dou fé...."
gs1
United States
Local time: 13:01
English translation:of sound mind
Explanation:
the 'pleno' sounds exagerated to me in English and 'sound mind and body' is a common term for wills and testaments
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 18:01
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2of sound mind
Douglas Bissell
5 -1in full possession of my faculties
Natasha Zadorosny
4of entirely sound mind
Mario Freitas
4in full enjoyment of his mental faculties
Ana Vozone
4Mentally sound/healthy
Mary Palmer
3in full command of his/her mental faculties
Laurindo Ali


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
in full possession of my faculties


Explanation:
É o equivalente em inglês que eu uso.

Natasha Zadorosny
Brazil
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Richard Purdom: suas = my?
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in full command of his/her mental faculties


Explanation:
Suggestion

Laurindo Ali
Mozambique
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
of entirely sound mind


Explanation:
https://www.google.com.br/search?q="entirely sound mind"&rlz...

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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in full enjoyment of his mental faculties


Explanation:
Standard/common term.
Please search "full enjoyment" in the links below.

Example sentence(s):
  • He is a Mexican citizen, of age, in full enjoyment of his mental and physical ...
  • Not feeling very well, but in the full enjoyment of his mental faculties, he decided to make his last will and testament (Exhibit B), on April 14, ...

    Reference: http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1951/may1951/gr_l-1967_1...
    Reference: http://www.chanrobles.com/cralaw/1957februarydecisions.php?i...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 31
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
of sound mind


Explanation:
the 'pleno' sounds exagerated to me in English and 'sound mind and body' is a common term for wills and testaments

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 125
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom: or 'testamentary capacity' for a will https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testamentary_capacity
1 hr
  -> Good link, thanks Richard
agree  Irene Berlin
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Irene
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Mentally sound/healthy


Explanation:
Just another suggestion :)

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 57
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