Stretched balance sheets

Spanish translation: los balances han sufrido

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English term or phrase:stretched balance sheets
Spanish translation:los balances han sufrido
Entered by: Carmen Cuervo-Arango

05:33 Nov 13, 2001
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: Stretched balance sheets
"I believe that an increasing number of companies are at risk of serious financial weakness as their balance sheets have been significantly stretched by the difficult market conditions.
¿Podría ser que sus balances se han visto muy forzados?

Stretched: aplazados, extendidos, estirados...
Carmen Cuervo-Arango
Spain
Local time: 12:45
balances han sufrido
Explanation:
I don't think you really need to use <stretched> in Spanish - I don't think it works. THe idea is that balance sheets have been hurt, have suffered, etc. Either there is less blank ink or more red ink because of market conditions
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 06:45
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, he seguido tu consejo omitiendola traducción de todos los términos.

Gracias
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1balances han sufrido
Marian Greenfield
4 +1Estado financiero ajustado al máximo
mtpringle
4aplazados
Sery
4balances estirados al maximo
Doug Zelaya (X)


  

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balances han sufrido


Explanation:
I don't think you really need to use <stretched> in Spanish - I don't think it works. THe idea is that balance sheets have been hurt, have suffered, etc. Either there is less blank ink or more red ink because of market conditions


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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 06:45
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Grading comment
Muchas gracias, he seguido tu consejo omitiendola traducción de todos los términos.

Gracias

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agree  Eduardo López
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aplazados


Explanation:
Sugiero este término guiándome por la expresión "stretching of accounts payable", cuya traducción es "aplazamiento de cuentas pendientes de pago" según el Dic. Politécnico de F. Beigbeder.

Saludos, Sery


Sery
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Estado financiero ajustado al máximo


Explanation:
Strech: (estirar)exigir máxima utilización, rendimiento o esfuerzo

balance sheets: balance general o de situación financiera (contabilidad)

Entiendo que indica una situación del aspecto financiero de las empresas, que han llegado al máximo de los ajustes y utilización de recursos para mantenerse como empresas sólidas financieramente.


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mtpringle
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agree  Myrtha
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balances estirados al maximo


Explanation:
se refieren a que las cuentas de balance, sobre todo las presupuestas, ya no dan mas.

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