Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
UF
English translation:
UF [Indexation Unit]
Added to glossary by
Joanna Garcia
Sep 20, 2004 18:53
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
UF
Spanish to English
Other
Insurance
6.000 UF / vehiculo / evento
(responsabilidad civil por accidentes causados por vehiculos)
(responsabilidad civil por accidentes causados por vehiculos)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | UF [Indexation Unit] |
Joanna Garcia
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| 5 +1 | unidad(es) de fomento => development units |
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
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| 3 | unidad(es) fiscal(es) |
CarolynB
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Proposed translations
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UF [Indexation Unit]
I would leave just like that with the explanation in parenthesis. I could not find a web site with the "official" translation, but in my experience working with Audit consultants in Chile, we use UF [Indexation Unit]
Unidad de Fomento
La Unidad de Fomento (UF) es uno de los sistemas de reajustabilidad autorizados por el Banco Central de Chile al amparo de lo establecido en el número 9 del artículo 35 de su Ley Orgánica Constitucional.
Definición de la UF:
La Unidad de Fomento (UF) es es una medida reajustable basada en la variación del Indice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC).
(http://www.uf.cl/DefUF.htm)
UF : Unidades de Fomento
UF : The Unidad de fomento is a Chilean inflation-indexed monetary unit denominated in peso, set daily in advance on the basis of the
previous month’s inflation rate.
(http://www.bicecorp.com/datos/docs/20030220125231/Individual...
Unidad de Fomento
La Unidad de Fomento (UF) es uno de los sistemas de reajustabilidad autorizados por el Banco Central de Chile al amparo de lo establecido en el número 9 del artículo 35 de su Ley Orgánica Constitucional.
Definición de la UF:
La Unidad de Fomento (UF) es es una medida reajustable basada en la variación del Indice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC).
(http://www.uf.cl/DefUF.htm)
UF : Unidades de Fomento
UF : The Unidad de fomento is a Chilean inflation-indexed monetary unit denominated in peso, set daily in advance on the basis of the
previous month’s inflation rate.
(http://www.bicecorp.com/datos/docs/20030220125231/Individual...
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Comment: "Thank you. Although I realize that 'unidad de fomento' is more literal, it does seem a euphemism and thus your term is more useful in conveying the actual meaning."
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unidad(es) fiscal(es)
Another suggestion:
orters sans frontières - Chile - Informe anual 2004 - [ Translate this page ]
... les persigue en aplicación del artículo 161A del código penal, que establece hasta
cinco años de cárcel y una multa de 500 unidades fiscales (alrededor de ...
www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10269 - 34k - Cached - Similar pages
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orters sans frontières - Chile - Informe anual 2004 - [ Translate this page ]
... les persigue en aplicación del artículo 161A del código penal, que establece hasta
cinco años de cárcel y una multa de 500 unidades fiscales (alrededor de ...
www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10269 - 34k - Cached - Similar pages
V
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
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unidad(es) de fomento => development units
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/804091
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-20 19:01:38 GMT)
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It\'s a term used in Chile.
Also, index-linked units.
Hope that helps :)
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Note added at 6 hrs 49 mins (2004-09-21 01:43:14 GMT)
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By the way, in my previous question (link above), jmf mentioned that it appears as \"development units\" in Orellana\'s guidebook. And Orellana is from Chile, what do you know? :)
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-20 19:01:38 GMT)
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It\'s a term used in Chile.
Also, index-linked units.
Hope that helps :)
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Note added at 6 hrs 49 mins (2004-09-21 01:43:14 GMT)
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By the way, in my previous question (link above), jmf mentioned that it appears as \"development units\" in Orellana\'s guidebook. And Orellana is from Chile, what do you know? :)
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