Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
essere sentito
English translation:
to be heard
Added to glossary by
Oliver Lawrence
Nov 17, 2009 17:56
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Italian term
Italy
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
essere sentito
Italian to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
bankruptcy order
"Il Tribunale di Milano ... fissa l'adunanza per l'esame dello stato passivo, in data DD/MM/YYYY ad ore HH.MM davanti al giudice delegato, nel suo ufficio ubicato nel Palazzo di Giustizia di Milano, sezione fallimentare, avvertendo il fallito che può chiedere di ***essere sentito*** ai sensi dell'art 95 Lf e che può intervenire nella predetta udienza, per ***essere del pari sentito*** sulle domande di ammissione al passivo."
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Would an authentic and accurate legal English expression for this be 'have/request an audience', 'speak', 'be heard', 'make its view known', or none of the above?
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TIA :)
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Would an authentic and accurate legal English expression for this be 'have/request an audience', 'speak', 'be heard', 'make its view known', or none of the above?
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TIA :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | to be heard |
claudiocambon
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| 5 | To be heard |
Carla Catolino
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
claudiocambon
United States
United States
Native in Italian
&
English
Works in field
United States
Native in: Italian 
, English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, German to English, and 2 more.
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to be heard
I believe that this literal translation is the correct formulation. The court hears arguments from parties, hears witnesses, etc., and so I think it would be coherent to say that the bankrupt party in this instance is also being heard.
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Comment: "ta"
9 mins
Carla Catolino
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
18+ years of making clients happy!
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, French to Italian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
To be heard
In English we say "to be heard in a court of law"
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-11-17 18:06:33 GMT)
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Sorry Claudio....I posted right after you and didn't see your posting!
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-11-17 18:06:33 GMT)
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Sorry Claudio....I posted right after you and didn't see your posting!
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