Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
una cosa (in this context)
English translation:
property
Added to glossary by
Kimberlee Thorne
Aug 26, 2009 21:47
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
Small World Language Services
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 4 more.
una cosa (in this context)
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Venezuela law terminology for maritime litigation
I'm editing a text that needs A LOT of help, so please bear with me... I think it sounds too crude/raw to just come out and say "thing" in this context. I'm looking for another alternative.
La presente acción reinvindicatoria tiene su fundamento jurídico en lo dispuesto en el artículo 548 del Código Civil que el propietario de una cosa tiene el derecho de reinvindicarla de cualquier poseedor o detentador.
Translation: This replevin action has its legal basis in the provisions of Article 548 (illegible) of the Civil Code, that the owner of a thing has the right to demand it from any possessor or unlawful holder.
La presente acción reinvindicatoria tiene su fundamento jurídico en lo dispuesto en el artículo 548 del Código Civil que el propietario de una cosa tiene el derecho de reinvindicarla de cualquier poseedor o detentador.
Translation: This replevin action has its legal basis in the provisions of Article 548 (illegible) of the Civil Code, that the owner of a thing has the right to demand it from any possessor or unlawful holder.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | a property |
delveneto
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| 4 +8 | asset(s) |
Simon Charass
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| 4 +1 | something / any item / any article / any belonging |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 | "a thing" |
Peter Manda (X)
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| 3 | anything |
Tom2004
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Proposed translations
+3
22 mins
Selected
a property
...that an owner shall have the right to reclaim his property from any...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property
"Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of persons. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property has the right to consume, sell, rent, mortgage, transfer, exchange or destroy his or her property, and/or to exclude others from doing these things.[1][2][3] Important widely-recognized types of property include real property (land), personal property (physical possessions belonging to an person), private property (property owned by legal persons or business entities), public property (state owned or publicly owned and available possessions) and intellectual property (exclusive rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.), "
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property
"Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of persons. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property has the right to consume, sell, rent, mortgage, transfer, exchange or destroy his or her property, and/or to exclude others from doing these things.[1][2][3] Important widely-recognized types of property include real property (land), personal property (physical possessions belonging to an person), private property (property owned by legal persons or business entities), public property (state owned or publicly owned and available possessions) and intellectual property (exclusive rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.), "
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You're welcome.
Thank you too.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. Property seemed appropriate in my context."
+1
2 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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797
something / any item / any article / any belonging
Some suggestions.
Suerte.
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OR, perhaps best of all:
any possession
Suerte.
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OR, perhaps best of all:
any possession
1 hr
anything
ie. a thing of any kind!
+8
44 mins
Simon Charass
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Over 20 Years Freelance Translation
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English to French, and 9 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
asset(s)
... owner of asset(s)... could be a possibility.
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"that the owner of asset(s) has the right to demand [[[it--delete]]] from any possessor or unlawful holder."
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"that the owner of asset(s) has the right to demand [[[it--delete]]] from any possessor or unlawful holder."
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
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Thank you philgoddard.
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William Wildt
: This is what I would have recommended as well.
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Thank you William.
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Juliana Levy-Pose
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Thank you Juliana.
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Rosa Paredes
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Thank you Rosa.
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Christine Walsh
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Thank you Chriswa.
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Ruth Ramsey
: Yes, an asset could be property or something else.
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Thank you Ruth.
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Olga María Piaggio
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Thank you Olga.
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Lydia De Jorge
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Thank you Lydia.
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"a thing"
in legal parlance "the holder of a thing"
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