articularon sus propiedades en el centro y el sur de la capital, en los establec

17:07 Jul 1, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Finance (general) / Crime and Money laundering
Spanish term or phrase: articularon sus propiedades en el centro y el sur de la capital, en los establec
I am translating an article form El Espectador (Colombia) and I am having trouble with the sentence in general. It's about a drug cartel and his properties/assets and money laundering:

Peritos contables de la Policía, en extensos reportes conocidos por este diario, articularon sus propiedades en el centro y el sur de la capital, en los establecimientos de comercio Inversiones Los Canelos, Emerald Imperium Ltda. o Distribuciones AM & JL.

My best attempt at a translation would be:

In extensive reports known to this newspaper, forensic accountants for the police linked him to properties in the center and south of the capital, in commercial establishments Inversiones Los Canelos, Emerald Imperium Ltd. or Distribuciones AM& JL.

Also, would you translate "o Distribuciones AM & JL" as "and Distribuciones AM & JL", instead of "or"?. It sounds weird to me in English to have "or" in this sentence. Any help is greatly appreciated! Gracias!
Kate Pattison
Canada
Local time: 14:42


Summary of answers provided
4 +1and Distribuciones AM & JL
Cristina Martínez
3linked him to properties in the centre and south of the capital, namely the business establishments
Michael Grabczan-Grabowski


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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
and Distribuciones AM & JL


Explanation:
Hello, Kate. I think that "articular" here means to "build" in a figurative sense or, directly, to "establish". I also think that omitting the verb like you have done is a good solution because the meaning is the same as in the original.

As for the and/or dilemma, it even sounds weird to me in Spanish to say "or" because it implies an alternative, although it is common to use "or" in an enumeration like this to mean "and" in Spanish. So do use "and" if it sounds good to you as a native.

Hope this helps, this is my first KudoZ answer.

¡Hasta pronto! :)



Cristina Martínez
Spain
Local time: 22:42
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Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Grabczan-Grabowski: Welcome! Your English is impressive for someone who's not a native English-speaker. I agree with the use of and here.
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
linked him to properties in the centre and south of the capital, namely the business establishments


Explanation:
Here's my attempt:

"In detailed reports seen by El Espectador, police forensic accountants linked him to properties in the centre and south of the capital, namely the business establishments Inversiones Los Canelos, Emerald Imperium Ltd. and Distribuciones AM& JL."

In my view, it's more common and idiomatic to say "In detailed reports seen by [publication name], ..." instead of "this newspaper," but the latter option wouldn't be entirely wrong, either. Reports aren't usually known but rather seen or read; otherwise, they presumably wouldn't have gotten those details.

Michael Grabczan-Grabowski
Canada
Local time: 15:42
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