Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
acciones previas
English translation:
preliminary actions
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Kate Major Patience
Nov 29, 2007 16:05
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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acciones previas
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
computer programme related to finance/accounting
It's the title of a section of the manual: "Cierre del periodo -acciones previas". I suppose this is "close of period"- be it end of year or whatever, but really do not want to get the next bit wrong...is this shares from the last period? I'm not sure I understand the concept!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | preliminary actions |
Edward Tully
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| 4 +1 | Previous actions / previous stocks |
Dorian Gray-Sorgin
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| 3 +1 | preparatory actions |
Vittorio Ferretti
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| 4 | first steps |
Donald Scott Alexander
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Proposed translations
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Edward Tully
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Because your words matter
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Works in: Spanish to English
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295
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preliminary actions
Advanced Computer Tools for Inspection Results Evaluation as a ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Advanced Computer Tools for Inspection Results Evaluation as a Base for ... 2 PRELIMINARY ACTIONS. Quite clearly, the design of such a system for a certain ...
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Method of pre-caching user interaction elements using input device ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Implementation of the functionality or the preliminary actions does not ... by the CROSS pen computing group and is referred to as the CROSSPAD device. ...
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CE (Computing Element)- [ Traduzca esta página ]The Computing Element (CE) contains two logical parts: The gatekeeper/job-manager and the ... Follow the instructions described in preliminary actions: ...
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[PDF] COMPUTER SIMULATION OF EMERGENCY SCENARIOS FOR MULTI-AGENTS ...Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
development of a computer-based model of the domain for the ..... The session starting includes a number of preliminary actions ...
tisgi.casaccia.enea.it/Staff/Balducelli/Balducelli/Domrtf3.doc.prn.pdf - Páginas similares
www.ultrasonic.de/article/wcndt00/papers/idn239/idn239.htm - 20k - En caché - Páginas similares
Method of pre-caching user interaction elements using input device ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Implementation of the functionality or the preliminary actions does not ... by the CROSS pen computing group and is referred to as the CROSSPAD device. ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/6486874-description.html - 42k - En caché - Páginas similares
CE (Computing Element)- [ Traduzca esta página ]The Computing Element (CE) contains two logical parts: The gatekeeper/job-manager and the ... Follow the instructions described in preliminary actions: ...
grid.desy.de/testbed/EDG/CE.html - 23k - En caché - Páginas similares
[PDF] COMPUTER SIMULATION OF EMERGENCY SCENARIOS FOR MULTI-AGENTS ...Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
development of a computer-based model of the domain for the ..... The session starting includes a number of preliminary actions ...
tisgi.casaccia.enea.it/Staff/Balducelli/Balducelli/Domrtf3.doc.prn.pdf - Páginas similares
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Comment: "Thansk to everyone- think 'first steps' sounds very good but later I have 'steps' as something else so 'preliminary actions' is the one- thanks a lot for the help. most appreciated. "
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6 mins
Dorian Gray-Sorgin
United States
United States
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United States
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Previous actions / previous stocks
It all depends on what the manual is about. If it has to do with finances, I'd surely go with "previous stock" (or "past stock") ....
however, if it's not about finances/stockholders, then that would be "previous actions"
however, if it's not about finances/stockholders, then that would be "previous actions"
+1
7 mins
Vittorio Ferretti
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Native in: German , Italian
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
preparatory actions
IMO
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Antonio Castillo González
: creo que se refiere a las acciones contables previas al cierre del ejercicio, como la comprobación de los ingresos, de los gastos, del beneficio o pérdida, u otras rutinas semejantes.
49 mins
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6 hrs
Donald Scott Alexander
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4
first steps
Kate added that this is a computer manual talking about an accounting system before closing a period. So they're talking about the "first steps" that need to be done before doing the period close.
I've installed several computer accounting systems for Spanish- and English-speaking clients. Closing a period or doing a period close is a pretty big deal, because it's not always easy to fix any mistakes that might occur, and there's usually an audit log listing everything that was done on the computer.
So before you do a period close, there's normally a few things you have to do in order to make sure everything is ready. The simplest term for this in a user manual would be "first steps," which also gets a decent number of hits on google when you search for it like this:
google [accounting "period close" "first steps"]
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=accounting "period clos...
If you wanted something fancier, you could alternatively say "preliminary steps."
I've installed several computer accounting systems for Spanish- and English-speaking clients. Closing a period or doing a period close is a pretty big deal, because it's not always easy to fix any mistakes that might occur, and there's usually an audit log listing everything that was done on the computer.
So before you do a period close, there's normally a few things you have to do in order to make sure everything is ready. The simplest term for this in a user manual would be "first steps," which also gets a decent number of hits on google when you search for it like this:
google [accounting "period close" "first steps"]
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=accounting "period clos...
If you wanted something fancier, you could alternatively say "preliminary steps."
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