Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
gravamen
English translation:
tax / levy
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Claudia Robles
Jan 10, 2010 11:59
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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gravamen
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law: Taxation & Customs
in education agreement
I have this documents that has a lot of legal terms, although it refers to education. In this case the article refers to grants and grant holders:
La asignación de las becas se llevará a cabo de conformidad con los criterios y procedimientos que establecen el presente capítulo y su otorgamiento no podrá condicionarse a la aceptación de ningún crédito o gravamen a cargo del becario.
can gravamen be exemption? Thank you
La asignación de las becas se llevará a cabo de conformidad con los criterios y procedimientos que establecen el presente capítulo y su otorgamiento no podrá condicionarse a la aceptación de ningún crédito o gravamen a cargo del becario.
can gravamen be exemption? Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | tax / levy |
tristar
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| 4 +2 | charge/tax/obligation |
Robert Mavros
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| 4 +2 | lien |
Rafael Molina Pulgar
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| 4 | burden/encumbrance |
Edward Tully
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| 3 | gravamen |
José Patrício
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Proposed translations
17 mins
tristar
Works in field
Selected
tax / levy
The Spanish verb "gravar" is a synonym to "imponer" and they mean "to tax" or "to levy". Their derived nouns are respectively "gravamen" and "impuesto", which are also synonyms.
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13 mins
gravamen
gravamen - http://www.google.com/search?hl=pt-BR&lr=&ei=-cFJS6j4Ac2y4Qa...
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law - gravamen - http://www.google.com/search?hl=pt-BR&q=LAW - gravamen (defi...
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14 mins
Robert Mavros
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
Bilingual English and Spanish Translator
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
charge/tax/obligation
Maybe if you read further on in your text you will see if it is a tax a charge or an obligation. Not exemption.
Peer comment(s):
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Marian Cantero (X)
: agree
1 hr
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| agree |
Adrian MM. (X)
: with charge: a wide term encompassing a lien or mortgage.
7 hrs
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thanks :)
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+2
42 mins
Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
30+ years in financial, business, legal
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
lien
Es el equivalente más cercano. Ambos funcionan como genéricos.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mónica Algazi
34 mins
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Gracias, Mónica.
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| agree |
Flavio Posse
7 hrs
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Gracias, Flavio.
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5 hrs
Edward Tully
Native in English
Specializes in field
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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100
burden/encumbrance
this is the standard term as per the Acaraz Varó/Hughes dictionary of legal terms...
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