C2 · 50 words
Cadastre and land register in Spanish
Who owns a plot, and where that is written down.
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From these 50 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
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Spain keeps two separate records of the same piece of land, and they say different things. El catastro describes the thing — where it is, how big it is, what it is used for — and serves the tax office; el registro de la propiedad describes the rights over it and protects whoever is entered there. That the two disagree is normal, not a scandal. Midway down the list sits a word English also has, in a place nobody would look for it. El gravamen is a charge on property: a mortgage, a right of way, anything a buyer takes on together with the land. English calls that « an encumbrance », and keeps « gravamen » for something else entirely — the gravamen of a complaint is its essence, the heart of what is being alleged, and it lives in courtrooms and leading articles, never on a title deed. The same Latin weight in both languages, one of them pressing on land and the other on an argument.
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la descripción catastralthe cadastral descriptionPhraseC2
La descripción catastral recoge la finca, no los derechos sobre ella.The cadastral description records the plot, not the rights over it.
la referencia catastralthe cadastral reference numberPhraseC2
La referencia catastral identifica el inmueble sin ambigüedad.The cadastral reference number identifies the property beyond doubt.
el valor catastralthe cadastral valuePhraseC2
El valor catastral sirve de base a varios impuestos.The cadastral value is the base for several taxes.
la ponencia de valoresthe council's valuation instrumentPhraseC2
La ponencia de valores se revisó tras veinte años.The council's valuation instrument was revised after twenty years.
el recinto catastralthe cadastral plot as mappedPhraseC2
El recinto catastral no coincide con la finca registral.The cadastral plot as mapped does not match the plot as the register knows it.
la finca registralthe plot as the register knows itPhraseC2
La finca registral tiene su propio número.The plot as the register knows it has a number of its own.
el registro inmobiliariothe land registerPhraseC2
El registro inmobiliario publica la titularidad.The land register publishes who the owner is.
la inscripción registralthe entry in the land registerPhraseC2
La inscripción registral se practicó en dos semanas.The entry in the land register was made within a fortnight.
la nota simplethe plain extractPhraseC2
La nota simple informa, pero no acredita.The plain extract informs but does not prove.
la certificación registralthe certified extractPhraseC2
La certificación registral sí hace prueba.The certified extract does count as proof.
el asiento de presentaciónthe entry recording the lodgingPhraseC2
El asiento de presentación fija la prioridad.The entry recording the lodging fixes the priority.
el principio de prioridadthe principle of priorityPhraseC2
El principio de prioridad decide entre dos compradores.The principle of priority decides between two buyers.
el tracto sucesivothe unbroken chain of ownersPhraseC2
El tracto sucesivo impide saltarse a un titular.The unbroken chain of owners stops anybody being skipped over.
la fe pública registralthe public faith of the registerPhraseC2
La fe pública registral protege al que compra confiando en el registro.The public faith of the register protects a buyer who trusted it.
la cuota indivisathe undivided sharePhraseC2
Cada hermano tiene una cuota indivisa del terreno.Each of the brothers has an undivided share of the land.
la carga registralthe charge shown on the registerPhraseC2
La carga registral apareció en la nota.The charge shown on the register turned up in the extract.
la servidumbre de acueductothe right to run water acrossPhraseC2
La servidumbre de acueducto consta desde mil novecientos treinta.The right to run water across has been recorded since nineteen thirty.
la servidumbre de luces y vistasthe right to light and outlookPhraseC2
La servidumbre de luces y vistas limita lo que puede construirse enfrente.The right to light and outlook limits what may be built opposite.
el usufructo vitaliciothe life interestPhraseC2
El usufructo vitalicio quedó a favor de la viuda.The life interest was left to the widow.
la propiedad sin uso ni disfrutethe ownership stripped of usePhraseC2
La propiedad sin uso ni disfrute pasó a los hijos.The ownership stripped of use passed to the children.
el derecho de superficiethe right to build on another's landPhraseC2
El derecho de superficie se concedió por setenta y cinco años.The right to build on another's land was granted for seventy-five years.
el tanteo y retractothe right of first refusal and of redemptionPhraseC2
El tanteo y retracto corresponde al arrendatario.The right of first refusal and of redemption belongs to the tenant.
la anotación preventiva de embargothe provisional entry of a seizurePhraseC2
La anotación preventiva de embargo caduca a los cuatro años.The provisional entry of a seizure lapses after four years.
la afección fiscalthe note of an unpaid taxPhraseC2
La afección fiscal advierte de un impuesto pendiente.The note of an unpaid tax warns of a liability still outstanding.
la condición resolutoriathe condition that undoes the salePhraseC2
La condición resolutoria garantiza el precio aplazado.The condition that undoes the sale secures the deferred price.
la obra nueva declaradathe new building declaredPhraseC2
La obra nueva declarada se inscribió con el certificado final.The new building declared was entered with the completion certificate.
la división horizontalthe division into separate flatsPhraseC2
La división horizontal creó doce fincas independientes.The division into separate flats created twelve independent units.
el coeficiente de participaciónthe share of the common partsPhraseC2
El coeficiente de participación decide el reparto de gastos.The share of the common parts decides how the costs are split.
la agrupación de fincasthe merging of two plotsPhraseC2
La agrupación de fincas creó una sola parcela.The merging of two plots made a single parcel.
la fijación de linderosthe fixing of the boundariesPhraseC2
La fijación de linderos se hizo con los dos vecinos presentes.The fixing of the boundaries was done with both neighbours present.
la colocación de hitosthe setting of the boundary markersPhraseC2
La colocación de hitos fijó tres puntos de hormigón.The setting of the boundary markers fixed three concrete points.
la representación gráfica georreferenciadathe georeferenced map of the plotPhraseC2
La representación gráfica georreferenciada se aporta en un fichero.The georeferenced map of the plot is supplied as a file.
la coordinación con el catastrothe reconciliation with the cadastrePhraseC2
La coordinación con el catastro cerró la discrepancia.The reconciliation with the cadastre closed the discrepancy.
la discrepancia de superficiethe difference in areaPhraseC2
La discrepancia de superficie era de treinta metros.The difference in area came to thirty metres.
el exceso de cabidathe extra area over the entryPhraseC2
El exceso de cabida se inscribió tras el informe técnico.The extra area over the entry was registered after a surveyor's report.
el expediente de dominiothe proceedings to establish ownershipPhraseC2
El expediente de dominio reconstruyó un título perdido.The proceedings to establish ownership rebuilt a lost title.
la calificación registralthe registrar's scrutinyPhraseC2
La calificación registral señaló un defecto subsanable.The registrar's scrutiny pointed out a defect that could be put right.
el defecto subsanablethe defect that can be put rightPhraseC2
El defecto subsanable se corrigió en una semana.The defect that can be put right was corrected within a week.
la suspensión de la inscripciónthe suspension of the entryPhraseC2
La suspensión de la inscripción se notificó por escrito.The suspension of the entry was notified in writing.
el libro de inscripcionesthe book of entriesPhraseC2
El libro de inscripciones está digitalizado desde hace años.The book of entries has been digitised for years.
el folio realthe page belonging to the plotPhraseC2
Cada finca tiene su folio real.Each plot has a page belonging to it.
el historial de la fincathe history of the plotPhraseC2
El historial de la finca se lee de arriba abajo.The history of the plot is read from the top down.
la publicidad formal del registrothe formal disclosure from the registerPhraseC2
La publicidad formal del registro exige un interés legítimo.The formal disclosure from the register requires a legitimate interest.
el interés legítimo del solicitantethe legitimate interest of the applicantPhraseC2
El interés legítimo del solicitante debe acreditarse.The legitimate interest of the applicant has to be shown.
la caducidad del asientothe lapsing of the entryPhraseC2
La caducidad del asiento se produce sin necesidad de pedirla.The lapsing of the entry happens without anybody having to ask for it.
Noun (f) (3)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la titularidadthe ownership as recordedNoun (f)C2
La titularidad figura a nombre de dos personas.The ownership as recorded stands in two names.
la segregaciónthe splitting off of a piece of landNoun (f)C2
La segregación necesita licencia municipal.The splitting off of a piece of land needs a municipal licence.
la inmatriculaciónthe first entry of a plot in the registerNoun (f)C2
La inmatriculación de la finca llevó dos años.The first entry of a plot in the register took two years.
Noun (m) (2)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el proindivisothe joint ownership not yet dividedNoun (m)C2
El proindiviso se deshizo con una venta.The joint ownership not yet divided was ended by a sale.
el gravamenthe encumbranceNoun (m)C2
El gravamen se canceló al pagar la deuda.The encumbrance was discharged when the debt was paid.
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