Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

privará

English translation:

to prevail or to take precedence

Added to glossary by Chris Bruton
Jan 8, 2015 17:45
9 yrs ago
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Spanish term

privará

Spanish to English Other Construction / Civil Engineering
Cuando haya conflicto con otras normas y especificaciones a las cuales se hace referencia en este texto, la presente Norma privará en todos los aspectos concernientes al proyecto, la fabricación, el montaje, la construcción y el mantenimiento de las estructuras de acero o estructuras mixtas acero - concreto.

From a text of Venezuelan Steel Construction Standards. The meaning seems to be 'take precedence' NOT 'deprive' but I can't find this in any dictionary.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 to prevail or to take precedence

Discussion

Charles Davis Jan 8, 2015:
I think the meaning is simply 7. intr. Dicho de una persona o de una cosa: Tener general aceptación. (DRAE)
Andy Watkinson Jan 8, 2015:
I think you're right. I would have expected "prevalecerá", but that would be for Spain.
Andrew Bramhall Jan 8, 2015:
Think you've read it correctly! Yes, the rules in question will render other rules not from ther same source invalid; hence, 'take precedence';

Proposed translations

+7
19 mins
Selected

to prevail or to take precedence

See Mariana Orellana, Glosario Internacional para el traductor,

Privar: to prevail, be prevalent, be in force
Peer comment(s):

agree Mariano M. Vitetta : I didn't know this term. It seems to derive from "tener privanza." See <http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=privar>.
4 mins
agree Andrew Bramhall : yes, either;
5 mins
agree George Rabel : privanza: (De privar). 1. f. Primer lugar en la gracia y confianza de un príncipe o alto personaje, y, por ext., de cualquier otra persona
6 mins
agree Jaime Blank
13 mins
agree neilmac
16 mins
agree Henry Hinds
1 hr
agree Anna Heath : I've seen this before in Latin American documents.
2 hrs
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