Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
dekksantatt tap
English translation:
to cover (an) anticipated loss(es)
Added to glossary by
stephen mewes
Oct 24, 2005 15:02
18 yrs ago
Norwegian term
United Kingdom
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dekksantatt tap
Norwegian to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
again v. unclear!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | to cover (an) anticipated loss(es) |
Helen Johnson
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Proposed translations
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Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
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Native in English
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
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to cover (an) anticipated loss(es)
This is how I'd put it - not unlike Sven's.
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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Thanks, Blangsted!
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Per Bergvall
: Probably '..for å dekke antatte tap' - but antatt tap is no more a valid accoun ting term than assumed losses . It's forventede tap/anticipated losses, which is why you get the nod...
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Never heard assumed, only anticipated losses...but thanks anyway!
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Sven Petersson
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Thanks, Sven!
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