Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

asunción de los servicios

English translation:

provision of the services

Added to glossary by Nicholas Boline
Nov 26, 2023 13:47
5 mos ago
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Spanish term

asunción de los servicios

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
Hello all,

I'm translating a partnership agreement between a Spanish university and a religious order that esetablishes the terms under which a new masters in religious studies will be formed. I have encountered a sentence whose meaning in the original Spanish is very unclear to me. Here is the full clause in the contract:

"Cada parte deberá designar, gestionar y proporcionar por su cuenta y cargo los medios personales tanto docentes como administrativos y de apoyo técnico precisos para la impartición de las materias y seguimiento de los estudiantes, así como la asunción de los servicios que sean de su respectiva competencia, de acuerdo a la Memoria recogida en el Anexo l."

The line "así como la asunción de los servicios que sean de su respectiva competencia" is giving me a lot of trouble. I'm not sure what the "assumption of services" would mean. Is servicio here being used in the sense of staff? Am I missing a sense of "asunción" that would make this make sense?

Here is my attempt, but I have a feeling that it will need to be restructured once I get clarification on the meaning of that phrase:

"Each party must designate, manage, and provide at its own expense the teaching, administrative, and technical support personnel necessary for the teaching of courses and monitoring of students, as well as the assumption of the services that are their respective responsibility, in accordance with the Report included in Annex I."

Thank you for your time!

Nick

Discussion

Wilsonn Perez Reyes Nov 26, 2023:
Assumption is OK according to this native document 17—29.5 (231) Assumption of services provided to individuals.
29.5(1) Designated area agencies on aging shall submit information to the department outlining the plan to assume the role of providing services in a safe and orderly manner to all individuals currently receiving services from the designated area agencies on aging located within the counties that comprise the designated area agency on aging’s planning and service area.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/IAC/LINC/03-06-2013.Rule...
AllegroTrans Nov 26, 2023:
Think laterally Synonyms for "assumption" include undertaking, taking on, taking over, acceptance, commencement...

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provide the services

As Allegro says, you just have to find a synonym of 'assume'. One possibility is 'provide'.

'Each party will, at its own expense, appoint, supply and manage the teaching, administrative, and technical staff required to teach courses and support students, and provide the services that are its responsibility under the agreement included in Annex I.'

'Its responsibility', because 'su' refers to the party rather than the employee.

Don't be afraid to cut out verbiage - for example 'required to teach' instead of 'necessary for the teaching of', and 'and' instead of 'as well as'.
Peer comment(s):

agree AllegroTrans : Yes, this will work
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agree neilmac
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agree Toni Castano
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agree Edward Tully
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agree Andrew Bramhall : Ha ha, well said Phil, to the answer below!
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assuming (arrangement) of such services as...

'..así como la asunción de los servicios que sean de su respectiva competencia...' - as well as the assuming (arrangement) of such services as are within ther respective remit (purview)...'.

I doubt the parties will personally provide such services, rather will arrange for and 'underwrite' the delivery of such.

Adoption often works, but not here.

I agree with Wilsonn's literal rendering as assumption, though 'assuming' - as a present participle or gerundive - would be more 'natural' in the Queen's or King's English.
Example sentence:

IATE: es asunción por el Estado COM en underwriting by the State

service arrangement means an arrangement with a Service Provider in whole or in part for the supply of a Service or Services to a Facility or Facilities.

Peer comment(s):

neutral philgoddard : C'mon, agree with someone else, just for once! It doesn't hurt as much as you think. It can even give you a pleasantly warm fuzzy feeling
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neutral AllegroTrans : @ phil: he gets all of his warm fuzzy feelings from being a professional theatrical obscurantist and annoying everyone
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