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English translation: has not advanced any amounts as

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Portuguese term or phrase:não adiantou qualquer importância sob a
English translation:has not advanced any amounts as
Entered by: R. Alex Jenkins

22:43 Nov 3, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / balance sheet
Portuguese term or phrase: não adiantou qualquer importância sob a
This is one of the comments made by the accountant on a balance sheet.

The full sentence reads:
"Nota 24. A empresa não adiantou qualquer importância sob a forma de empréstimo concedido aos membros dos órgãos de administração, de direcção e de fiscalização da empresa."

Any ideas? Thanks.
R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 04:46
has not advanced any amounts as
Explanation:
The company has not advanced any amounts as loans to the ...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-11-04 02:02:10 GMT)
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"Importância" is actually an old-fashioned term for "quantias".
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 03:46
Grading comment
This really helped my out during my 'hora do aperto'. I've actually got 'importância' down in my personal glossary as 'sum', but I couldn't get past 'não adiantou' in this phrase - it combined (in my head) to read something like "...it's of no use and of any importance...". Senseless garbage.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1has not advanced any amounts as
Marlene Curtis
4...didn't advance any amount under...
Lucas Peixoto
4no funds were paid up front as a loan . . .
David Drysdale (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...didn't advance any amount under...


Explanation:
sug.

Lucas Peixoto
Brazil
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Lucas.

Asker: Thanks for your answer, it really helped :)

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
no funds were paid up front as a loan . . .


Explanation:
Suggestion:

no funds were paid up front as a loan to members . . .

I believe that "adiantar" has the connotation of "in advance, up front , down payment or as an initial payment."

David Drysdale (X)
United States
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 13
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
has not advanced any amounts as


Explanation:
The company has not advanced any amounts as loans to the ...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs (2009-11-04 02:02:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

"Importância" is actually an old-fashioned term for "quantias".

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 354
Grading comment
This really helped my out during my 'hora do aperto'. I've actually got 'importância' down in my personal glossary as 'sum', but I couldn't get past 'não adiantou' in this phrase - it combined (in my head) to read something like "...it's of no use and of any importance...". Senseless garbage.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot, Marlene. This had me stuck :/


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof
5 mins
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