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værende

English translation: being (or leave it out)

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Danish term or phrase:værende
English translation:being (or leave it out)
Entered by: Helen Johnson

12:28 Jun 4, 2009
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / supply contract
Danish term or phrase: værende
I've seen this before and just can't think what it means (brain shut-down time).
Evt. overtraedelse af denne paragraf betragtes som værende misligeholdelse af salgsaftalen.
TIA, and sorry if it's an easy question - I just can't remember or seem to find the answer.
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:18
being (or leave it out)
Explanation:
Any breach of this clause will be regarded as (being) a breach of the sales agreement.

(from at være ... present participle.)

I know the feeling :-)
Selected response from:

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 19:18
Grading comment
Thanks! (No wonder I'd forgotten it.. haven't seen it often either!)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4being (or leave it out)
Christine Andersen
5 +2being
Neil Crockford


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
being


Explanation:
Or possibly "constituting" would ber better in this context.

Neil Crockford
Local time: 18:18
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM. (X): with constituting or amounting to, whilst the contract level of salgsaftale is a problem in the UK Sale of Goods which distinguishes between a prelim. agreement to sell and a binding contract of sale.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Annette Skipper (X)
22 hrs
  -> Thanks
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
being (or leave it out)


Explanation:
Any breach of this clause will be regarded as (being) a breach of the sales agreement.

(from at være ... present participle.)

I know the feeling :-)


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 19:18
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 89
Grading comment
Thanks! (No wonder I'd forgotten it.. haven't seen it often either!)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dana Sackett Lössl: leave it out
3 mins
agree  Malberg: leave it out
22 mins
agree  Nikolaj Widenmann: I would omit it.
30 mins
agree  e-beth (X): leave it out
58 mins
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