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mantener invenciones en depósito
mandato expreso
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Apr 1, 2021 17:35
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

se explaya sobre los estándares

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s) Employment contract
This is from an employment contract.

The term with surrounding context is as follows: "El Contrato de trabajo por tiempo indeterminado, información confidencial, cesión de invenciones y arbitraje se explaya sobre los estándares y es un contrato vinculante.

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Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 elaborates on the standards
4 expands on the terms and conditions of the contract and is binding
3 contains detailed provisions about (the) standards
3 extends to the standards

Discussion

Edier Quintana (asker) Apr 4, 2021:
Yeah, that's what I mean. The only thing that seems to fit is "according to the standards" as you say or "based on the standards". But I have looked for that meaning everywhere and I did not find it. Normally we use "explayarse" to mean "speak a lot" or "talk too much", "or talk too much about something that one should not talk about". But here I am at a wit's end.
Giovanni Rengifo Apr 3, 2021:
@Edier Then, on second thought, I think they just mean "the contract is in accordance with the standards". None of the definitions in the DRAE fit this meaning, though.
Edier Quintana (asker) Apr 3, 2021:
You are right. It's odd. Maybe it means that that contract adheres to the standards or is "rooted" or "embedded" or "based" on the standards. The truth is that I am not sure. It is contradictory in my opinion too.
Giovanni Rengifo Apr 3, 2021:
@Edier That's odd. If the contract doesn't list or describe the standards, then I have no idea what they mean by "explayarse" here. Do you have any other ideas? I think it's contradictory.
Edier Quintana (asker) Apr 2, 2021:
The text does not list the standards The problem is that the standards are not listed in the contract. Actually, the standards mentioned here are the business standards of ethics. The text doesn't really explain or detail the standards.

Proposed translations

26 mins

contains detailed provisions about (the) standards

Declined
I think this is what they mean here.
Note from asker:
Hello, Giovanni, what happens is that the standards are not detailed in the text or even listed, only mentioned. They exist outside the contract.
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+2
43 mins

elaborates on the standards

Declined


elaborate verb
elab·​o·​rate | \ i-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt
\
elaborated; elaborating

Definition of elaborate (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb
1 : to expand something in detail
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elaborate
Reference:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elaborate

Peer comment(s):
agree Cristina Zavala
18 hrs
agree Rosa Paredes : Agri! 'elaborate' s the correct term. Saludos :)
4 days
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10 hrs

expands on the terms and conditions of the contract and is binding

Declined
I would say

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Note added at 10 hrs (2021-04-02 03:59:39 GMT)
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and you should add "standard" as in "standard terms and conditions"

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Note added at 10 hrs (2021-04-02 04:01:34 GMT)
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so: expands on the standard terms and conditions of the contract and is binding"
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1 day 3 hrs

extends to the standards

Declined
It seems as if these standards being referenced are previously mentioned.

As a consequence, "explayarse" seems to refer to these standards.

I don't think any "elaboration" is involved. My translation is straightforward because it means that such provisions (as previously mentioned) extend to the standards. Another word for standards here would be "provisions," in my opinion. You could also say something like "conforms to the standards," but that might be deviating too much.
Note from asker:
Hi Matthew. The rub is that the said standards are not described or listed in the contract, only referenced. Your translation proposal as "conforms to the standards" would make more sense. The idea appears to be that the company that is a party to that contract adheres to the standards of ethics.
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