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por lo que no podía garantizar que

English translation: So it could not be confirmed that

00:17 Apr 27, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Lawsuit
Spanish term or phrase: por lo que no podía garantizar que
Context:

A real estate agency was trying to sell a person's property without their consent to do so.

The item in question reads as follows:
Que (real estate agency) ya había firmado con un posible comprador que ya había pagado un depósito el viernes (date), pero estaba a la espera de la confirmación de que el Vendedor aceptara el precio de oferta de (amount), por lo que no podía garantizar que la propiedad ya había sido vendida y no estaba disponsible para nadie.
Robert Copeland
United States
Local time: 10:05
English translation:So it could not be confirmed that
Explanation:
As the person was not sure whether the property was available or not, he could not give a final confirmation.
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Débora Braza
Argentina
Local time: 11:05
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3So it could not be confirmed that
Débora Braza
4 +2so I could not guarantee that
AllegroTrans
3 +1there was no guarantee that
Lisa Rosengard
3 +1and therefore was in no position to guarantee that
Robert Forstag
2which is why it was unable to warrant that
Adrian MM.


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
so I could not guarantee that


Explanation:
...the property was not sold and was not available

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1656

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: It's more likely to be the third person than the first.
55 mins
neutral  David Hollywood: I agree with Phil that third person is more probable here
1 hr
agree  Edward Potter: Third person.
12 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
there was no guarantee that


Explanation:
'The agency had already signed with the prospective buyer who had already paid a deposit, but he or she was waiting for confirmation that the agent would accept the proposed price, by which he could not guarantee that the property had already been sold and that it was no longer available.'

Example sentence(s):
  • 'El agente ya había firmado con un comprador prospectivo que ya había pagado un depósito, pero estaba esperando una confirmación que el agente aceptara el precio propuesto, por el que no podía garantizar que la propiedad ya se había vendido.'
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Hollywood: nice :) prefer this construction
36 mins
agree  Edward Potter: and so there was no guarantee that
12 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
So it could not be confirmed that


Explanation:
As the person was not sure whether the property was available or not, he could not give a final confirmation.

Débora Braza
Argentina
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Hollywood: gau confianza absoluta a pesar de las respuestas ya puestas ... dejame de etc
27 mins
agree  Heather Langdale
8 hrs
agree  Edward Potter: That gets it.
10 hrs
agree  Biz_84
16 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
por lo que no podía garantizar
and therefore was in no position to guarantee that


Explanation:
This translation makes clear that the subject of the sentence is the agency (named earlier in the sentence) that had attempted to make the unauthorized sale. The three previously offered suggestions are confusing in this regard.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 10:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 797

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andy Watkinson
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Andy.
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
which is why it was unable to warrant that


Explanation:
... which is why: works most times in spoken and written language, if stylistically balanced within the context.

Warrant also works Transatlantically, whereas covenant assumes one contained in a 'deed', not only of land outside of the USA.

Example sentence(s):
  • Technology cannot give any warranty as to its suitability for certain purpose and cannot be held liable for accidental [...]

    Reference: http://www.proz.com/personal-glossaries/entry/1090698-por-lo...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 574

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: "it was unable" implies that a company etc is saying this; are you sure?
4 hrs
  -> whoever is the subject - I or it - it is unclear from the context, this wording is idiomatic English, 'which is why' for 'por lo que' being stylistically balanced also in written language..
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