Jul 12, 2011 12:42
12 yrs ago
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English term
Hassan Taha
Shall/Will
English to Arabic
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
law: Contracts
what is the difference between using shall and will in legal langauage ?
what is difference betweeb saying: The Company shall comply with its obligations.
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The company will comply with its obligations.
what is difference betweeb saying: The Company shall comply with its obligations.
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The company will comply with its obligations.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +5 | عليه أن يلتزم - سيلتزم |
Nesrin
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| 4 +2 | تلتزم الشركة ب |
Ibrahim Mahmoud
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| 5 | فعل مضارع وس أو سوف |
Samar Higazi
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Proposed translations
+5
7 mins
Selected
عليه أن يلتزم - سيلتزم
"will" is a simple future, and is translated with سـ or سوف
"shall" in legal documents indicates an obligation, so in Arabic that's rendered as عليه أن - ينبغي/يجب عليه أن
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-07-12 12:54:07 GMT)
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What does shall mean?
www.definitions.net/definition/shall - Cached(in laws, directives, etc.) must; is or are obliged to: ... as an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from the person ...
"shall" in legal documents indicates an obligation, so in Arabic that's rendered as عليه أن - ينبغي/يجب عليه أن
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-07-12 12:54:07 GMT)
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What does shall mean?
www.definitions.net/definition/shall - Cached(in laws, directives, etc.) must; is or are obliged to: ... as an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from the person ...
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
21 mins
تلتزم الشركة ب
Shall is always translated تلتزم or يلتزم , without س
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-07-12 13:07:06 GMT)
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Shall is used in legal texts to impose a duty on a capable actor.
http://www.utexas.edu/law/faculty/wschiess/legalwriting/2005...
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-07-12 13:07:06 GMT)
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Shall is used in legal texts to impose a duty on a capable actor.
http://www.utexas.edu/law/faculty/wschiess/legalwriting/2005...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nesrin
: I have to agree!While my answer shows the difference btw will and shall in English, in Arabic legal texts it would just be تلتزم الشركة, indicating an obligation.//Agree, unless for some reason a simple future is implied (not common in legal texts though)
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Many thanks Ms Nesrin, your answer and comparison are really appreciated, I just wanted to mention that the legal usage is "shall" not "will"
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| agree |
Nehad Hussein
2 days 23 hrs
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Thanks Ms Nihad
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1 day 9 hrs
Samar Higazi
Egypt
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فعل مضارع وس أو سوف
بالنسبة إلى إجابتي الزميلين السابقين فأنا أتفق معهما تماماً ولكن عند ترجمة shall في العقود يفضل أن تترجم في صيغة الفعل المضارع كي لا يظهر العقد وكأنه عقد إذعان أو إجبار. ولكن إذا تعذر ذلك بالطبع يمكن ترجتمها كما ذكر الزميلين في إجابتهما.
بالنسبة إلى will يمكن أن تترجم بصيغة المستقبل القريب "سيفعل شيء ما" أو سوف يفعل شيء ما".
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2011-07-13 22:31:25 GMT)
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يمكن الرجوع إلى كتاب دكتور محمود صبرة تحت عنوان "صياغة العقود بالعربية والإنجليزية وأثر >لك في كسب الدعاوى" لمزيد من المعلومات.
بالنسبة إلى will يمكن أن تترجم بصيغة المستقبل القريب "سيفعل شيء ما" أو سوف يفعل شيء ما".
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2011-07-13 22:31:25 GMT)
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يمكن الرجوع إلى كتاب دكتور محمود صبرة تحت عنوان "صياغة العقود بالعربية والإنجليزية وأثر >لك في كسب الدعاوى" لمزيد من المعلومات.
Example sentence:
The seller shall pay the required taxes يدفع البائع الضرائب اللازمة
The seller will pay the required taxes سيدفع (سوف يدفع) البائع الضرائب اللازمة
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