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INSUMIR

English translation: consume

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Spanish term or phrase:INSUMIR
English translation:consume
Entered by: Marian Greenfield

19:28 Jan 18, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
Spanish term or phrase: INSUMIR
Hola chicos, primero la oración (es el artículo 206 de la ley 19.550).
"La reducción es obligatoria cuando las pérdidas INSUMEN las reservas y el 50% del capital".

Me hacía "ruido" la palabra insumir y confirmo con la sabia profesora Zorrilla (Dicc. de los Usos correctos del español) lo siguiente:
INSUMIR: EMPLEAR, INVERTIR DINERO (Ej. insumiré UN MILLÓN DE DÓLARES PARA REALIZAR ESE PROYECTO). No debe usarse como sinónimo de EMPLEAR, ej. está MAL decir: Cuánto tiempo te insumirá esta traducción?
Sin embargo sabemos que a pesar de la teoría, se usa insumir en ese sentido.
Cómo la traducirían en este artículo: represent? are taken from? alguna otra idea?
Aurora Humarán (X)
Argentina
Local time: 11:38
consume
Explanation:
what they mean to say is losses <eat up> reserves and 50% of capital

consume works well in this context.
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 10:38
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Summary of answers provided
5consume
Marian Greenfield
5Are to be covered by ...
Monica Colangelo
5Otra opción: include / comprise
Elena Sgarbo (X)
4represent
Robert INGLEDEW


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
consume


Explanation:
what they mean to say is losses <eat up> reserves and 50% of capital

consume works well in this context.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
represent


Explanation:
when the losses represent the reserves plus 50% of the equity / capital stock

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Note added at 2002-01-18 19:49:37 (GMT)
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(or are equivalent to)

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Are to be covered by ...


Explanation:
Creo que lo expresa bien

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 11:38
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Otra opción: include / comprise


Explanation:
Para conservar la connotación positiva de 'insumir' en cuanto a su 1a. acepción (aquélla inherente a 'invertir'), se podría decir:

"The reduction is a must / is inevitable when the losses INCLUDE / COMPRISE both the reserves and 50% of the capital".

Elena Sgarbo (X)
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PRO pts in pair: 3539
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