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Deferentemente

English translation: respectfully

12:36 Jul 21, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: Deferentemente
From a police report from Guatemala. When closing the report, police officer writes: "Deferentemente,
Agente De Policia Nacional Civil) and signs. My translation is Regards.
Thanks.
Eli Rodriguez
United States
English translation:respectfully
Explanation:
My opinion.
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 11:51
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7respectfully
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
4 -1Deferential to
Gabriel Ferrero


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
respectfully


Explanation:
My opinion.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 11:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 57
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA: https://spanishdictionary.cc/deferentemente.dict
1 min
  -> Gracias Barbara!
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Gracias philgoddard!
agree  karin förster handley
1 hr
  -> Gracias karin!
agree  Matthew Hoffman: Literally, "With deference," or "Deferentially," but "Respectfully" is probably the best translation in most contexts.
8 hrs
  -> Gracias Marrhew!
agree  neilmac
18 hrs
  -> Gracias neilmac!
agree  AllegroTrans
23 hrs
agree  Bruno Dutra
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Gracias Bruno!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Deferential to


Explanation:
Inflection of "defer to", morphology into "defer+ential to" showing respect and docility to (someone).

Gabriel Ferrero
France
Local time: 18:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: You would never end a letter/report etc with this. Think about it,
12 hrs
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