Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
hacer frente a (pérdidas incurridas)
English translation:
to cover
Added to glossary by
Elizabeth Medina
Jun 3, 2008 22:12
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
hacer frente a (in this context)
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Al 31 de diciembre de 2007 la Sociedad tiene constituidas ciertas provisiones para **hacer frente a** pérdidas incurridas por las sociedades del grupo una vez provisionada el 100% de la participación. Dichas provisiones se recogen en el epígrafre de Provisiones para riesgos y gastos, del balance de situación adjunto.
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Jun 6, 2008 12:31: Elizabeth Medina Created KOG entry
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Elizabeth Medina
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Works in field
DipTransIoLET Sp>En
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English to Tagalog, and 1 more.
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Selected
to cover
Another option.
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Comment: "Thanks Elizabeth! Sounds just right. Thanks to everybody else too."
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4 mins
to deal with / to face
Reference:
Marina Orellana's dictionary
Hope this helps.
19 years of experience with Mexico City based international CPA firms
Marina Orellana's dictionary
Hope this helps.
19 years of experience with Mexico City based international CPA firms
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Robert Feuerlein
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Thank you, Robert. Saludos from Mexico City, Richard.
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James Stevens-Arce
: Other options might be "to take care of" or "to handle"
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Thank you, James. Saludos from Mexico City, Richard.
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Lydia De Jorge
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Thank you, Lydia. Saludos from Mexico City, Richard.
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Egmont
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Gracias, AVRVM. Saludos desde México, D.F., Richard.
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James Stevens-Arce
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
Specializes in field
United States
Fast. Ontime. Reliable.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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16
to deal with / to take care / to handle
En este caso, "hacer frente" se utiliza como sinónimo de "resolver la situación" o "resolver el problema" de las pérdidas.
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"to take care" debería ser "to take care of"
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-06-03 22:19:52 GMT)
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"to take care" debería ser "to take care of"
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margaret caulfield
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English
Works in field
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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87
paying/making up for
Especially due to provisions made
1 hr
assume/take on board
Al 31 de diciembre de 2007 la Sociedad tiene constituidas ciertas provisiones para **hacer frente a** pérdidas incurridas por las sociedades del grupo una vez provisionada el 100% de la participación. Dichas provisiones se recogen en el epígrafre de Provisiones para riesgos y gastos, del balance de situación adjunto.
".... constituted reserves in order to be able to assume/in order to take on board the losses incurred ..."
".... constituted reserves in order to be able to assume/in order to take on board the losses incurred ..."
1 hr
David Hollywood
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Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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842
offset
I would say
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or: budget for
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accommodate
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I would put my pennies on "accommodate" ...
This replacement value functions similar to a loan loss reserve for firms with derivative payables, which at current levels could accommodate losses in line ...
https://www.theasianbanker.com/A556C5/Update.nsf/webTodayNew... - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
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account to accommodate losses arising primarily from provisions for non-performing assets on. December 31, 2003. Disposal of non-performing loans, ...
www.boc.cn/cms/uploadFiles/F114_e.pdf - Similar pages
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please forget "budget for"
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take acount of
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account
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-03 23:17:50 GMT)
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or: budget for
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-03 23:18:40 GMT)
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accommodate
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-03 23:20:33 GMT)
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I would put my pennies on "accommodate" ...
This replacement value functions similar to a loan loss reserve for firms with derivative payables, which at current levels could accommodate losses in line ...
https://www.theasianbanker.com/A556C5/Update.nsf/webTodayNew... - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-03 23:22:03 GMT)
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account to accommodate losses arising primarily from provisions for non-performing assets on. December 31, 2003. Disposal of non-performing loans, ...
www.boc.cn/cms/uploadFiles/F114_e.pdf - Similar pages
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-03 23:23:00 GMT)
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please forget "budget for"
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-06-04 03:08:58 GMT)
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take acount of
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account
6 hrs
to defray
The other best bet - since we're strictly talking money - would be offset, but I think that in this context handle or deal with are too general. Best of luck!
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