Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
gastos imprevistos
English translation:
unexpected or unforeseen expenses
Added to glossary by
Ricardo Eid
May 25, 2005 19:28
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
gastos imprevistos
Spanish to English
Other
Accounting
NGO jargon
En un presupuesto institucional.
¿Sirve "unexpected expenditures"?
¿Sirve "unexpected expenditures"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | unexpected or unforeseen expenses |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 | unforeseen costs/unexpected costs |
Pantoglot
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| 4 | incidental expenditure/costs |
Chutzpahtic (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
1 min
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unexpected or unforeseen expenses
expenditure is usually "investment"...capital expenditures
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-25 19:34:02 GMT)
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no costs..these are expenses for sure
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-25 19:34:24 GMT)
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Revenue versus expenses...
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-05-25 19:35:53 GMT)
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Expenditures are usually big ticket items usually associated with capital spending..not for example, three plane fares to Bangladesh for relief workers....that would come under Expenses...
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-25 19:34:02 GMT)
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no costs..these are expenses for sure
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-25 19:34:24 GMT)
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Revenue versus expenses...
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-05-25 19:35:53 GMT)
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Expenditures are usually big ticket items usually associated with capital spending..not for example, three plane fares to Bangladesh for relief workers....that would come under Expenses...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria Milagros Del Cid
: unforeseen expenses me gusta más
0 min
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| agree |
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
: I like "unforeseen" better than "unexpected", so as to avoid "unEXpected EXpenses"...
8 mins
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| agree |
Jorge Rodrigues
50 mins
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| agree |
Yvonne Becker
: unforeseen expenses
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias Jane."
2 mins
unforeseen costs/unexpected costs
actually "unexpected expenditures" is also fine. these are just some other options.
3 mins
incidental expenditure/costs
Two options. Buena suerte y saludos!
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