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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Joint Venture Agreement
Spanish term or phrase:bloqueo interno de fondos
La inversión realizada por el inversor principal se elevará a xxx millones en forma de Certificados de Depósito depositados en el banco xxx, que se reserva / bloquea a través de un bloqueo interno por un período de un año. El bloqueo de los fondos será en base a lo acordado por el nversor y institución financiera, la cual informará sobre la duración del bloqueo interno de los fondos en cuestión.
I've never heard of this before. Can anyone shed a light here?
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i..e
the second meaning here
1: a compact usu. solid piece of substantial material esp. when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose: as a: the piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution b: a mold or form on which articles are shaped or displayed c: a hollow rectangular building unit usually of artificial material d: a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets e: the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine f: starting block2 a: obstacle b: an obstruction of an opponent's play in sports ; especially : a halting or impeding of the progress or movement of an opponent in football by use of the body c (1): interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ) ; especially : heart block (2): local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve d: interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression — compare writer's block3slang : head 1 threatened to knock his block off4: a wooden or metal case enclosing one or more pulleys and having a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached5: a piece of material (as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed6 a (1): a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings (2): the distance along one of the sides of such a block b (1): a large building divided into separate functional units (2): a line of row houses (3): a distinctive part of a building or integrated group of buildings7: a platform from which property is sold at auction8 a: a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit b: bloc 2
— on the block
: for sale
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sorry
in the sense of
stopping/impeding/interruption
not in the sense of a solid piece of material = block :-)
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My customer checked with the investors, and they said they call this "blocking of funds", so that's what I'll use. Thank you all for your answers.
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14 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
internally freezing funds/assets
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Mónica Sauza Local time: 13:50 Works in field Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 56
15 mins confidence:
internal blocking of funds
Explanation: ...
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i..e
the second meaning here
1: a compact usu. solid piece of substantial material esp. when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose: as a: the piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution b: a mold or form on which articles are shaped or displayed c: a hollow rectangular building unit usually of artificial material d: a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets e: the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine f: starting block2 a: obstacle b: an obstruction of an opponent's play in sports ; especially : a halting or impeding of the progress or movement of an opponent in football by use of the body c (1): interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ) ; especially : heart block (2): local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve d: interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression — compare writer's block3slang : head 1 threatened to knock his block off4: a wooden or metal case enclosing one or more pulleys and having a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached5: a piece of material (as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed6 a (1): a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings (2): the distance along one of the sides of such a block b (1): a large building divided into separate functional units (2): a line of row houses (3): a distinctive part of a building or integrated group of buildings7: a platform from which property is sold at auction8 a: a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit b: bloc 2
— on the block
: for sale
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sorry
in the sense of
stopping/impeding/interruption
not in the sense of a solid piece of material = block :-)
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Explanation: The sense I get is that there is a hold on the funds, up to a year.
In banking terms, one speaks of a hold on funds, albeit a temporary measure.
[PDF] HOLDS ON CHEQUES: - [ Traducir esta página ]Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
Each institution, based on its internal processes and risk. management criteria, establishes its hold funds policy on a proprietary basis. ... www.cdnpay.ca/publications/pdfs_publications/papers_holds.p... - Páginas similares
Taña Dalglish Jamaica Local time: 13:50 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 107
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +1
