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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

left

English answer:

remaining, living

Added to glossary by marybro
Apr 28, 2005 17:03
19 yrs ago
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English term

name of deceased child

Homework / test English Other Law: Contract(s)
name of deceased child......left( ) descedants( ).

Can you tell me wht left means here?
Responses
4 +2 restante
4 +7 The number of descendants left in the family.......
2 parted with

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Apr 28, 2005:
thank you all!
Anna Maria Augustine (X) Apr 28, 2005:
No, not really. The children who are left are the children who are still alive. They are the remaining descendants in the family. They are still there. The child or children who have died are not there any more, so not left.
Non-ProZ.com Apr 28, 2005:
is it the same as leaver?
Non-ProZ.com Apr 28, 2005:
thanks!

Responses

+2
1 min
Selected

restante

sug.

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-04-28 17:06:07 GMT)
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remaining...


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Note added at 16 mins (2005-04-28 17:20:47 GMT)
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remaining, living descendants
Peer comment(s):
agree Robert Donahue (X) : Right, makes sense : )
3 mins
thanks, Robert
agree Ali Beikian
18 mins
thanks, Ali
neutral Anna Maria Augustine (X) : Restante is French, is it not?
28 mins
Spanish, my mistake...have been working EN>ES most of the morning...REMAINING/LIVING, is my answer
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+7
3 mins

The number of descendants left in the family.......

after the names of deceased children have been named and listed.

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-04-28 17:20:05 GMT)
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The number of descendants who are still in the family but you do not include the deceased children in this context.
Peer comment(s):
agree Robert Donahue (X) : # remaining
2 mins
Thank you. At least I have given an English explanation
agree Ali Beikian
17 mins
Thanks
agree Ildiko Santana
1 hr
agree Can Altinbay
1 hr
agree Jörgen Slet
16 hrs
agree Pawel Gromek
1 day 4 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 18 hrs
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2 hrs

parted with

I might be awfully wrong, but you don't mean to translate the sentence from the deceased child's "perspective".................???
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