Glossary entry

Slovak term or phrase:

prednes

English translation:

recital/speech

Added to glossary by Dylan Edwards
May 31, 2011 16:31
13 yrs ago
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Slovak term

prednes

Slovak to English Law/Patents Law (general)
Z prednesu navrhovateľky aj z postoja odporcu je zrejmé, že ani jeden z nich nemá záujem zachovať manželstvo, preto súd dospel k záveru, že v manželstve existuje kvalifikovaný rozvrat, teda sú splnené predpoklady, aby súd návrhu vyhovel.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 recital/speech
5 pleading
4 +1 plea
4 utterance
1 pronouncement

Discussion

vierama May 31, 2011:
yes, definitely
Hannah Geiger (X) May 31, 2011:
Dylan, to me it was....
Dylan Edwards (asker) May 31, 2011:
Is 'prednes' generally understood to be oral rather than written?

Proposed translations

+2
22 mins
Selected

recital/speech

I don't think that 'pleading' is in place here
Peer comment(s):

agree vierama : jednoznacne speech
1 hr
thank you
agree V. Reisova : suhlasim so speech...
1 hr
thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Τhank you, Hannah. I share your reservation about 'pleading'. I think there are various possible ways of wording this. It's what the petitioner has said/asserted, her assertions. 'Speech' is the essential idea."
3 mins

pleading

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Peer comment(s):

neutral vierama : to je skor pisomny prejav, a prednes zase ustny prejav.
1 hr
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22 mins

utterance

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Example sentence:

The second defendant stated that he understood the utterance of the plaintiff to mean that she would either

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+1
28 mins

plea

I would suggest using either "plea" or "statement" in this context.
Peer comment(s):

agree petr jaeger
18 mins
Díky, Petr :))
neutral vierama : a statement is ok, but a plea refers to a plea of not / guilty
1 hr
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3 hrs

pronouncement

Just an idea. I have never come across this term in legal context before and I believe that it was just somebody trying to look 'clever'.
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