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German term or phrase:
bleibt frei
English translation:
left blank
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Anita Kobayashi
May 14, 2014 22:27
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bleibt frei
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Law: Contract(s)
I'm translating a Leistungsvertrag split into sections (for sake of clarity). There are a few sections that are empty however, with their headings simply being 'bleibt frei'. This isn't something that I've found in a contract before and can't find English equivalents. It seems to be more of a placeholder and context suggests that it's not a form of 'freibleiben', but rather 'bleiben' as the verb and 'frei' as the adjective. Would 'empty' simply suffice here or is there a habitual term for this?
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Just a guess. The best would be to confirm the intended meaning with the client.
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Fiona_N
: Yes, I think "left blank" would be it. Here's something on the phrase "intentionally left blank" in contracts that might be helpful: http://www.weagree.com/book/104-Intentionally left blank.......
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Meaning "To be determined" - if the expectation is that it will eventually
be filled in. But why would they put a placeholder if this was not
indeed the intention?
be filled in. But why would they put a placeholder if this was not
indeed the intention?
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Yes, there most certainly is aconventional term for this, and this is it. It's something I've often found in contracts.
It's specifically to allow for additional clauses to be inserted if required.
It's specifically to allow for additional clauses to be inserted if required.
Discussion
Also, you often see "This page intentionally left blank" on pages that the author wants to skip for some reason. (Of course, if the page really were blank, it wouldn't have ANY writing on it, now, would it?)
So, you will need to decide if this item will be filled in later or not.
Good luck.