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English translation: assessment


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:acotación
English translation:assessment
Entered by: Maria Eugenia Roca Rodriguez
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22:25 Apr 25, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Spanish term or phrase: acotación
El riesgo y la incertidumbre en las decisiones financieras: herramientas para su acotación.
Maria Eugenia Roca Rodriguez
Local time: 23:20
assessment
Explanation:
I think these are tools for assessing risk and uncertainties.
Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:20
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!!! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1boundary, limit
Lorenia Rincon
4 +2assessment
Marian Greenfield
5Annotation or Marginal Note
Sandra de la Vega
4assessment / statementMario La Gatto


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
acotación
boundary, limit


Explanation:
acotar - set limits, mark boundaries (Alcaraz Varó Diccionario de terminos finacieros)

en este caso yo diría: tools to set limits or boundaries.

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-04-25 22:37:20 GMT)
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Simon & Schuster tambien marca lo siguiente: acotar - to accept, to be in agreement with... Seria interesante ver el resto del contexto de la frase

Lorenia Rincon
Mexico
Local time: 21:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Penelope Ausejo
9 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
acotación
assessment


Explanation:
I think these are tools for assessing risk and uncertainties.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1524
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!!! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nora Bellettieri
1 min

agree  Stuart Allsop
35 mins
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
acotación
Annotation or Marginal Note


Explanation:
Annotation or Marginal Note

Sandra de la Vega
Mexico
Local time: 21:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 35
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acotación
assessment / statement


Explanation:
La frase ejemplo no deja claro a qué se refiere. En Argentina "acotar" es hacer una observación puntual.

Mario La Gatto
Brazil
Local time: 00:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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