Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
litera wiążących umów
English translation:
the letter of the contract/agreement between us / the contents of [...]
Added to glossary by
Monika Kasińska
Dec 26, 2013 12:55
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Polish term
Poland
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Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
litera wiążących umów
Polish to English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
agreements
List do kontrahenta i pojawia się takie zdanie:
Przecież poza literą wiążących nas umów, istnieje ( bo nadal w nią wierzę) etyka biznesowa.
Przecież poza literą wiążących nas umów, istnieje ( bo nadal w nią wierzę) etyka biznesowa.
Proposed translations
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References
| letter vs. spirit |
ViBe
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Proposed translations
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the letter of the contract/agreement between us / the contents of [...]
Are you obliged to comply with the letter of the agreement even though it is not what you intended?
It runs against the spirit, and probably the letter of the agreement; raises all kinds of questions about the duties they may undertake when not covering
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http://goo.gl/zEPPrs
http://goo.gl/rKOQoF
It runs against the spirit, and probably the letter of the agreement; raises all kinds of questions about the duties they may undertake when not covering
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http://goo.gl/zEPPrs
http://goo.gl/rKOQoF
Peer comment(s):
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LilianNekipelov
: I would not use it -- especially for the US. The first option -- the other options sound better.
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Thanks. Yes, it is subject to certain regional or country-specific preferences. The term "the letter of the contract/agreement" does however exist in bizspeak
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Polangmar
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Dziękuję
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tadeusz50
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Dziękuję
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
7 mins
LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) 
, Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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92
the written contracts
This shouldbe it.
Peer comment(s):
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Adrian Liszewski
: Albo: "terms of the binding contracts"
1 hr
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Polangmar
: Uzyskalibyśmy synergię typu "wiążą nas nie tylko pisemne umowy umowy, ale i [dodatkowo] etyka biznesowa - tymczasem tu chodzi o przeciwstawienie (umowy pisemne a etyka biznesowa).
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LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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92
the letter of the law
another option, but this is an idiom.
Peer comment(s):
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Polangmar
: "The letter" tak - ale dlaczego "of the law"? W oryginale nie ma mowy o prawie - chodzi o w nim umowy.
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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510
the written language of our binding agreements
I think this expresses the sentiment.
Peer comment(s):
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mike23
: I think that it precisely captures the idea behind 'the letter of the agreement'
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Thanks, mike23. I appreciate your support.
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binding agreement in writing
taka propozycja bez "litery prawa"
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the provisions contained in our agreements / the agreements binding on us
Another option
the provisions contained in the agreements
/ or more formally 'provisions stipulated'
the provisions contained in the agreements
/ or more formally 'provisions stipulated'
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ViBe
Works in field
written (= the letter) vs. "unwritten" (= the spirit) (rules)
I'd play around this dichotomy (see my Reference post for more details).
Reference comments
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ViBe
Works in field
Reference:
letter vs. spirit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law
http://www.ucg.org/bible-study-lesson/bible-study-course-les...
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/orgstudies/Home/Current Stude...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130325120448AA...
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In your case: written (legally binding) rules vs. unwritten (ethical) rules.
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Neither would I. I'd go with the "WRITTEN" (rules) vs. "UNWRITTEN" (rules). "Законы" vs. "понятия" in the Russian culture. ;) And you're welcome to use my (or our JOINT) idea about the "letter" part. The truth is in between somewhere...
http://www.ucg.org/bible-study-lesson/bible-study-course-les...
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/orgstudies/Home/Current Stude...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130325120448AA...
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In your case: written (legally binding) rules vs. unwritten (ethical) rules.
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Neither would I. I'd go with the "WRITTEN" (rules) vs. "UNWRITTEN" (rules). "Законы" vs. "понятия" in the Russian culture. ;) And you're welcome to use my (or our JOINT) idea about the "letter" part. The truth is in between somewhere...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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LilianNekipelov
: I would not use anyhting about the letter v. the spirit in this context.
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George BuLah (X)
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