La Palabra Del Dia: "firma"
firma ( feer'-mah )
noun ( signature; signing; firm )
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Examples:
1: Mi hija puso su firma en mi escayola.
My daughter wrote her signature on my cast.
2: Nuestra firma no ejerce fuera de los Estados Unidos.
Our firm does not practice outside the United States.
11 Answers
El USS John Hancock DD-981 fue nombrado después del primer (y más famoso) firmante de la Declaración de Independencia de Estados Unidos. El nombre de John Hancock se ha convertido en un sinónimo de la palabra "firma" en Estados Unidos. Cuando alguien quiere que se firme algo, podrían decir: «Aquí, pon tu John Hancock en esto». en lugar de decir, «Por favor, firme el presente». Desacuerdo rodea el argumento de que él firmó tan grande como para permitir que el rey George (Jorge) leerlo sin necesidad de utilizar gafas.
The USS John Hancock DD-981 was named after the first (and most famous) signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. John Hancock's name has become a synonym for the word "signature" in the States. When someone wants you to sign something, they might say, "Here, put your John Hancock on this." rather than saying, "Please sign this." Disagreement surrounds the contention that he signed so large as to allow King George to read it without the use of spectacles.
Desde que llegué a España he firmado tantos papeles y tantos documentos sin saber lo que he firmado que puede que haya firmado my propia pena de muerte sin saber y sin querer. . lo que he firmado 'que' puede que haya
Since I arrived in Spain I've signed so many papers and so may documents without knowing whatever it may be that I'm signing, that I may well unwittingly have signed my own death warrant.
Hay coleccionistas de firmas de los famosos; yo preferiría de ser una coleccionista de sus pinturas, pero en falta de dinero no colecciono nada.
There are collectors of signatures of the famous; I prefer being a collector of their paintings, but for the lack of money I do not collect anything.
Siempre lea todo antes de que lo firme.
Always read everything before you sign it.
El experto de la escritura dijo que la firma fue forjada.
The handwriting expert said that the signature was forged.
(This is not about John Hancock.)
Han recogido cien firmas. / They’ve collected a hundred signatures.
Hoy es la firma del contrato. / The signing of the contract takes place today.
No firmes nada antes de que hables con un abogado.
Don't sign anything before you talk to a lawyer.
En el pasado muchas personas no sabían escribir y cuando tenían que firmar un documento ellos solían poner una marca como un X en lugar de su firma.
In the past many people did not know how to write and when they had to sign a document they used to put a mark like an X in place of their signature.
I am fascinated with Beethoven's signature and especially with his amazing music.
Estoy fascinado con la firma de Beethoven y sobre todo con su asombrosa música.
Sinfonía Nº 9, en Re menor, Op. 125 “Coral”. Ludwig van Beethoven (Germ./ Engl./ Span. subtitles)
Lo fácil de viajar por avión es el despegue. Lo que es más fácil es el aterrizage (el regreso a "terra firma") sin problemas.
The easy part about air travel is the take-off. What is more difficult is the landing (return to "terra firma") without problems.
En China una firma se llama un "Chop".
In Chinese a signature is called a "Chop".
China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea currently use a mixture of seals and hand signatures, ... The colloquial name chop, when referring to these kinds of seals
A seal, in an East Asian context, is a general name for printing stamps and impressions thereof which are used in lieu of signatures in personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, art, or any item requiring acknowledgement or authorship. China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea currently use a mixture of seals and hand signatures, and increasingly, electronic signatures.
Chinese seals are typically made of stone, sometimes of metals, wood, bamboo, plastic, or ivory, and are typically used with red ink or cinnabar paste (Chinese: ??; pinyin: zh?sh?). The word ? ("yìn" in Mandarin, "in" in Japanese and Korean, pronounced the same) specifically refers to the imprint created by the seal, as well as appearing in combination with other ideographs in words related to any printing, as in the word "??", "printing", pronounced "yìnshu?" in Mandarin, "insatsu" in Japanese. The colloquial name chop, when referring to these kinds of seals, was adapted from the Hindi word chapa and from the Malay word cap[2] meaning stamp or rubber stamps.
