Legalese

[Alfonso]

Thanks a lot, David. Let me explain what I meant, just to check other possibilities out:

• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, if it's got a not very good connotation the English term.
• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, just in case it's got a not very good connotation the English term.

I Know in these two last sentences, at least, the word order is wrong. OK, but is it acceptable in a colloquial register or when talking? I wrote what came to my mind, but I know I'm thinking Spanishly.

Let's check the English word order:

• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, if the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.
• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, just in case the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.

Thanks a lot for your help!

[poli]

Escrito originalmente por Alfonso

Thanks a lot, David. Let me explain what I meant, just to check other possibilities out:

• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, if it's got a not very good connotation the English term.
• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, just in case it's got a not very good connotation the English term.

I Know in these two last sentences, at least, the word order is wrong. OK, but is it acceptable in a colloquial register or when talking? I wrote what came to my mind, but I know I'm thinking Spanishly.

Let's check the English word order:

• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, if the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.
• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, just in case the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Alfonso,
You weren't thinking Spanishly enough.
Here's how to say it in English, and it would be very similar to Spanish:
In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, but it doesn't have a very
good connotation (or it's somewhat derogatory)

[Alfonso]

Escrito originalmente por poli

In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, but it doesn't have a very good connotation (or it's somewhat derogatory)

Thanks a lot, Poli. I know the easy way to say this. But, what about the more complex sentences I wrote? Are they right?
Thank you for your help!

[Tomisimo]

Escrito originalmente por Alfonso

I'm thinking Spanishly.

I'd say:
I'm thinking in Spanish.
I'm thinking like a Spanish speaker.
I'm thinking like a Spaniard.

Escrito originalmente por Alfonso

• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, if the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.
• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, just in case the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.

Let's see if I understand. What you're saying is:

If the English term (legalese) doesn't have a very good connotation, then in Spanish you can use the term jerga de abogados, which also doesn't have a very good connotation.

The way you've written it isn't very understandable. If you want to say it like this, I'd turn the sentence around and say:

If legalese doesn't have a very good connotation, you can use jerga de abogados, which also has a negative connotation, otherwise try lenguaje jurídico, which is more neutral.

[poli]

...and judicial language sounds more respectful than legalese