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English term or phrase:
extorted millions
Spanish translation:
había extorsionado millones de dólares
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
May 9, 2020 16:12
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English term
Argentina
extorted millions
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
"an executive vice president had extorted millions from a vendor, which in turn had overbilled the corporation $1 million to $3 million annually for seven years".
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May 23, 2020 14:14: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
May 23, 2020 14:14: Barbara Cochran, MFA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "extorted millions"" to ""había extorsionado muchos millones de dólares""
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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había extorsionado muchos miliones de dólares
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Juan Jacob
: ...millones... opción...
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Gracias, Juan, y por las correcciones, también./Contaminación de italiano.
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Lydia De Jorge
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OK, gracias, Lydia.
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Eileen Brophy
: Con las correcciones sugeridas arriba Barbara
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Gracias, Eileen, y de acuerdo.
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Micaela Ruiz
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Gracias, Micaela.
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Daniela N Nelbone
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
había extorsionado a un vendedor/proveedor por millones de dólares
Según la RAE: Extorsionar. (De extorsión). 1. tr. Usurpar, arrebatar algo a alguien utilizando la amenaza respaldada por la violencia.
Por eso usaría “había extorsionado a un vendedor/proveedor por millones de dólares”...
Por eso usaría “había extorsionado a un vendedor/proveedor por millones de dólares”...
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Liliana Garfunkel
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Reliable. Computing skills.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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defraudó en millones
an executive vice president had extorted millions from a vendor
un vicepresidente ejecutivo defraudó en millones a un vendedor
un vicepresidente ejecutivo defraudó en millones a un vendedor
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