Legal Spanish Blog
The formal inquiry of a judge as to whether a person has anything to say to the court on their own behalf, before sentence is imposed.
Translations
Spanish – Derecho de alocución.
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Having a sexual affair for one night with someone that a person has known for less than 24 hours.
Translations
Spanish – encuentro sexual de una noche, ligue de una noche, conquista de una noche.
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A psychosexual disorder in which a person receives sexual gratification from watching others who are naked, undressing or engaging in sexual activity.
A person who engages in voyeurism can be called a voyeur or a Peeping Tom.
Translations
Voyeurism – voyeurismo
Voyeur – voyeur
Peeping Tom – fisgón
Peeping, act of – espiar (ilegalmente)
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Psychosexual disorder of getting sexual stimulation and satisfaction by rubbing against another person without the other person’s knowledge (for example, in a crowd)
Translations
Spanish – fricción o contacto con otra persona para gratificación sexual sin el conocimiento de dicha persona
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A Latin legal phrase meaning “body of the crime.” Refers to the essential facts showing that a crime has been committed.
A defendant’s confession to a crime is not considered sufficient to prove guilt, as there must be some other corroborating evidence of a crime having been committed.
A common example is the need for a dead body in order to convict someone of murder.
Heard in a First Appearance, when a judge was trying to establish Probable Cause.
For more information: https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/corpus+delicti
Translations
Spanish – Since this is a Latin term, it can be left as is. Alternatively, the Spanish translation would be cuerpo del delito.
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A lovely, nostalgic account of travel across the Río de la Plata, between Colonia, Uruguay and Buenos Aires in a previous era.
This piece is in Spanish, from Uruguayan newspaper El Observador. Contains some great maritime vocabulary!
Click here to read the article Recordando nuestros viajes a Buenos Aires.
A very useful dictionary of LGBTQ terms in Spanish from Uruguayan newspaper El Observador.
Click here for the dictionary/article.
T.I.P.S. – Training for Intervention ProcedureS.
A certification program for the responsible service, sale and consumption of alcohol.
For bartenders, employees of liquor stores, cruise ships, casinos, etc.
More inforation here: https://www.tipsalcohol.com
Translations
This is a proper noun and acronym, and people who are aware of it will know it by its name.
Spanish – certificado de TIPS
Cinder block – ladrillo de ceniza, bloque de hormigón
Depreciation – devaluación, desvalorización
Drywall/Sheetrock – panel de yeso/Tablaroca
Fiberglass – fibra de vidrio
Gate – portón
Gravel – grava
Rain gutter (on a house) – canal de desagüe, canaleta
Gutter (on side of road) – cuneta
Pour concrete – verter concreto
Retaining wall – muro de contención
Roofer – instalador de techos
Sewer – alcantarilla
Shingles – tejas
Siding – revestimiento
The scene: 8:00 am. The morning after Christmas. Walking to the courthouse, heavily bundled against the subzero temperatures.
I think to myself: it will probably be a slow day.
The reality that awaits me: A small claims suit that would last three hours, during which I would discover the intricate inner-workings of a car engine. Needless to say, I learned quite a few new words.
Antifreeze – el anticongelante
Ball bearing – el cojinete
Camshaft – el árbol de levas
Crankshaft – el cigüeñal
Dipstick – la varilla/indicadora de aceite
Gears – el engranaje
Head gasket – el empaque de cabecera
To idle the engine – marchar al ralentí/en vacío, estar en neutro
Metal shavings – virutas de metal
To misfire (an engine) – fallar
Reluctor wheel – la rueda reluctor
Salvage – materiales reutilizables/aprovechables
Solenoide – el solenoid
Struts – los puntales, las riostras
Timing belt – la correa de distribución
Timing chain – la cadena de distribución
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