manutención (in this context)

English translation: Daily allowance

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Spanish term or phrase:manutención (in this context)
English translation:Daily allowance
Entered by: Eloisa Anchezar

19:02 Feb 21, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
Spanish term or phrase: manutención (in this context)
Gastos especiales, tales como gastos de viaje, transporte local, hoteles y manutención del personal de la consultoría por desplazamientos necesarios para el desarrollo del trabajo; gastos de viaje, manutención y alojamiento para periodistas o personalidades cuya asistencia a recepciones o ruedas de prensa haya sido autorizada por el cliente; alquileres de salas de reuniones, etc
Eloisa Anchezar
Argentina
Local time: 10:52
Daily allowance
Explanation:
It is a term often used on sites when you give a certain sum of money to workers or professionals that come to work for a certain period of time on a project. (It can be daily or weekly).
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Sandra Dejeux
Local time: 03:52
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thanks!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Daily allowance
Sandra Dejeux
5 +1per diem expenses
Rebecca Jowers
4viáticos
Xenia Wong
4subsistence allowance/(daily subsistence allowance)
Hellen Varela-Fdez.
3maintenance
Fernando Tognis


  

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maintenance


Explanation:
Source:
Oxford Superlex
manutención f.
a. (sustento) maintenance
b. (Tec) maintenance

Hope it helps

Fernando Tognis
Argentina
Local time: 05:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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viáticos


Explanation:
Pienso que se refiere a esto.....son los gastos de comidas, misceláneos, etc.

Xenia Wong
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Daily allowance


Explanation:
It is a term often used on sites when you give a certain sum of money to workers or professionals that come to work for a certain period of time on a project. (It can be daily or weekly).


Sandra Dejeux
Local time: 03:52
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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thanks!!

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agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
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subsistence allowance/(daily subsistence allowance)


Explanation:
www.rha.net/public/adviceandinfo/subsistence.shtml

Mucha suerte!

Hellen Varela-Fdez.
Costa Rica
Local time: 02:52
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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per diem expenses


Explanation:
"per diem expenses" is a common expression for "manutención" and often includes "alojamiento."

b), You incur per diem expenses while performing official travel; and. (c), You are in a travel status for more than 12 hours. ...
www.doiu.nbc.gov/orientation/travel6.html

Colgate Guidelines for Travel and Per Diem Expenses. It is important to check the funding agency's guidelines for travel and per diem charges. ...
offices.colgate.edu/grants/budget/travel.html

We anticipate an increase in per diem expenses for lodging and meals in the affected areas of the hurricane. The General Services Administration has ...
www.doi.gov/pfm/fam05-12.html

Transportation and Per Diem Expenses For Members of Boards, Commissions, Etc. previous: Section 170. Construction of AS 39.20.110 next: Section 185. ...
touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title39/Chapter20/Section180.htm

Customs Service, 9 F 138 [N]; Payment of travel and per diem expenses for union negotiators who are receiving official time. Internal Revenue Service, 21 F ...
www.opm.gov/lmr/flra/TRVDMN.asp

(etc.--126,000 hits in Google for "per diem expenses")

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-21 20:29:11 GMT)
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In this specific case in which the "alojamiento" part is also detailed, you might translate "manutención" simply as "meals", i.e., "manutención y alojamiento" = "meals and lodging" or "meals and accommodations"

Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 10:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Coral Getino
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