visto per autentica

English translation: confirmed as a true copy

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Italian term or phrase:visto per autentica
English translation:confirmed as a true copy
Entered by: Maria Burnett

18:52 May 16, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / procura
Italian term or phrase: visto per autentica
visto per autentica, bottom of page then signature
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 15:00
confirmed as a true copy
Explanation:
This doesn't mean that the document is authentic, but simply that it is a copy made of the original and the person certifying it is confirming that it is a true copy of the original.
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Thomas Roberts
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4 +3confirmed as a true copy
Thomas Roberts
4certification stamp
EleoE
3checked or examined for authenticity
Ellen Kraus


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
checked or examined for authenticity


Explanation:
I´d say

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Note added at 16 Min. (2011-05-16 19:08:37 GMT)
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examined for authenticity is more widely used:
27 Apr 2011 ... But he said the document released Wednesday would have to be examined for authenticity. "I hope it's the right deal," he said. ...
issuepedia.org/2011-04-27_Obama_Releases_Long_Form_Birth_Certificate

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 21:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 147
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
certification stamp


Explanation:
Visto per vidimazione = stamp.

EleoE
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 29
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
confirmed as a true copy


Explanation:
This doesn't mean that the document is authentic, but simply that it is a copy made of the original and the person certifying it is confirming that it is a true copy of the original.

Thomas Roberts
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 2715

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adele Fenstermacher
25 mins

agree  tradu-grace
5 hrs

agree  corallia
17 hrs
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