Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

que obrare en su poder

English translation:

that it may possess // that it may be in receipt of

Added to glossary by Robert Forstag
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Spanish term

que obrare en su poder

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Chile / contract for road construction
La Concesionaria podra hacer uso de los fondos retenidos y de cualquier otra suma que adeudare al Contratista y en subsidio de lo anterior, de qualquier otra garantia que obrare en su poder.

How about:
to which it has authorized access

that it is within its power to obtain

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that it may possess

"en mi poder" simply means "in my possession, in my hands". "Obrar en manos de" - according to Larousse - means "to be in the possession of".

The phrase is a pleonastic way of saying "any other guarantee that the 'Concesionaria' may have (or possess)".
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agree claudia bagnardi
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agree Andy Watkinson : Future subjunctive. "May" in this case....
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that he could be in receipt of

Mike :)

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Tom West. Legal and Business Dictionary.

"obra en nuestro poder we are in receipt of"
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...available to it/within its power

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that may be in his possession

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