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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / expendiente académico | ||||
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pp Explanation: It means you are signing on behalf of someone else. https://negocios.uncomo.com/articulo/como-firmar-una-carta-en-nombre-de-otra-persona-651.html |
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Reference: Ref. Reference information: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_general/165... GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) Spanish term or phrase: POR ORDEN (po) English translation: p.p. (or) pp Explanation: This is the English equivalent of "por orden" or "p.o." in Spanish. (I assume this is what you were looking for, rather than a definition or other rendering. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-11-25 05:00:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From "The New Fowler's Modern English Usage" (Burchfield edition), Oxford University Press, 1996: p.p. (or) pp--is now widely regarded as an abbreviation of the Latin "per pro" 'for and on behalf of', and is used against a principal's typed name when his or her secretary or other agent is signing on his behalf. By others it is regarded as an abbreviation of the Latin "per procurationanem" (hence the abbreviation "per proc") 'through the agency of', in which case it should appear against the signature of the agent or proxy rather than the principal (...) |
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