Boethius Translations

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Dolo

The translation of the Portuguese legal term dolo into English is notoriously complex, as dolo is used in both civil…

Aval

The Portuguese noun aval poses particular challenges to a legal translator, which revolve on its wide, context-dependent semantic drift: in…

Visto

Visto is another legal Portuguese term that makes translators break out in a cold sweat.

Introduction

At the onset of the current century, a team of over 150 researchers co-ordinated by Barbara Cassin undertook the task…