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in a rainy day fund

Spanish translation: fondos de reserva/de emergencia

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English term or phrase:in a rainy day fund
Spanish translation:fondos de reserva/de emergencia
Entered by: Alba Mora

18:36 Jan 11, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Other / Turbulent financial times
English term or phrase: in a rainy day fund
Entiendo el significado, pero quisiera tener otras opiniones. Desde ya, gracias a todos.

Prepare. Make sure that all your emergency needs are covered—including insuring the security of your family’s future and saving enough ***in a rainy day fund*** to tide you over during an unexpected run of bad luck.
Noemí Busnelli
Local time: 12:26
fondos de reserva/de emergencia
Explanation:
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Alba Mora
Local time: 12:26
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2en un fondo para contigencias (o fondo de previsión)
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4 +1en la hucha del por si a caso
Aïda Garcia Pons
4 +1en un fondo para tiempos de escasez
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
5fondos de reserva/de emergencia
Alba Mora
5dinero para casos imprevistos
delat
4ahorros para un momento de necesidad
Caro Friszman


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en la hucha del por si a caso


Explanation:
aquí he cambiado fund por piggy-bank, pero tmb se podría decir en la libreta/cuenta del por si a caso.




Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 08:26
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias. Lamentablemente pude elegir una sola opción

Asker: Gracias. Lamentablemente pude elegir una sola opción


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cándida Artime Peñeñori: Me encanta. Sólo que creo quisiste decir: por si acaso. Eso se resuelve con una notica. Saludos.
27 mins
  -> Gracias Cándida. sí, acaso :)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en un fondo para tiempos de escasez


Explanation:
Suerte

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 981
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias. Lamentablemente pude elegir una sola opción


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aïda Garcia Pons: más serio, pero me gusta.
3 mins
  -> Mil gracias Aida...
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ahorros para un momento de necesidad


Explanation:
Una idea más..

Caro Friszman
Argentina
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 80
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias. Lamentablemente pude elegir una sola opción

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
en un fondo para contigencias (o fondo de previsión)


Explanation:
Espero que te sea útil. Suerte

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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 105
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias. Lamentablemente pude elegir una sola opción


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giovanni Rengifo: "fondo de previsión" conveys the idea just fine!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Giovanni!
agree  Belen Artale
23 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, Belen!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fondos de reserva/de emergencia


Explanation:
Suerte

Alba Mora
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dinero para casos imprevistos


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Suerte.

delat
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias. Lamentablemente pude elegir una sola opción

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