Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
surplus to requirements
Spanish translation:
sobren, estén de más, no sean necesarias
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jul 14, 2009 23:42
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English term
surplus to requirements
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Economics
El texto habla sobre costosos equipos de unas plantas que, una vez que dejan de ser utilizados, pierden su valor de reventa por la falta de mantenimiento.
"Once the plants become ***surplus to requirements***, many years of high investment counts for very little".
No se me ocurre ningún equivalente. Agradeceré sus sugerencias.
"Once the plants become ***surplus to requirements***, many years of high investment counts for very little".
No se me ocurre ningún equivalente. Agradeceré sus sugerencias.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | sobren, estén de más, no sean necesarias |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +1 | exceden las necesidades/lo que se requiere |
pallavik
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| 4 | entren en desuso |
Anandrade
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| 4 | quedar obsoleto |
cranesfreak
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Change log
Jul 19, 2009 11:20: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Jul 19, 2009 11:21: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Mechanics / Mech Engineering" to "Economics"
Proposed translations
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sobren, estén de más, no sean necesarias
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Mike :)
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-07-14 23:46:32 GMT)
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"to be surplus to requirements: sobrar, estar de más, no ser necesario"
En este caso el substantivo como es un tiempo futuro no determinado, y concuerda con "plantas" o "fábricas"
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-07-14 23:47:55 GMT)
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How to say Surplus in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation
1. excedente (m) (economía) (of goods); superávit m inv (of trade, budget). adjetivo. 2. excedente (items). to be surplus to requirements -> sobrar ...
www.spanishdict.com/translate/surplus - Cached - Similar -
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Catalan/English Dictionary
sobrar v conj 1. to be too much (o too many) of (something) 2. to be surplus (to requirements) / to not be needed 3. to be left (over) / to remain / to be ...
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[#DACCO-3325] sobrar - jira.codehaus.org
sobrar. Created: 10/Oct/08 10:05 AM Updated: 15/Oct/08 10:32 AM ... 2. to be surplus (to requirements) / to not be needed ...
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sobrar - Search Results - MSN Encarta
DACCO-3325] sobrar - jira.codehaus.org. verb 1. to be too much (o too many) of (something) 2. to be surplus (to requirements) / to not be needed 3. to be ...
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Translation surplus stock in the English-Spanish Collins dictionary
to be surplus to requirements no ser ya necesario, sobrar stocks surplus to requirements existencias fpl que exceden de las necesidades ...
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How to say Surplus in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation
to be surplus to requirements -> sobrar. Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited. surplus [ser-plas]. sustantivo ...
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No hay de qué.
Mike :)
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-07-14 23:46:32 GMT)
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"to be surplus to requirements: sobrar, estar de más, no ser necesario"
En este caso el substantivo como es un tiempo futuro no determinado, y concuerda con "plantas" o "fábricas"
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-07-14 23:47:55 GMT)
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How to say Surplus in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation
1. excedente (m) (economía) (of goods); superávit m inv (of trade, budget). adjetivo. 2. excedente (items). to be surplus to requirements -> sobrar ...
www.spanishdict.com/translate/surplus - Cached - Similar -
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Catalan/English Dictionary
sobrar v conj 1. to be too much (o too many) of (something) 2. to be surplus (to requirements) / to not be needed 3. to be left (over) / to remain / to be ...
www.catalandictionary.org/dict/cateng/catSpeakers/.../s.htm... - Cached - Similar -
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[#DACCO-3325] sobrar - jira.codehaus.org
sobrar. Created: 10/Oct/08 10:05 AM Updated: 15/Oct/08 10:32 AM ... 2. to be surplus (to requirements) / to not be needed ...
jira.codehaus.org/browse/DACCO-3325?page=com.atlassian... - Similar -
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sobrar - Search Results - MSN Encarta
DACCO-3325] sobrar - jira.codehaus.org. verb 1. to be too much (o too many) of (something) 2. to be surplus (to requirements) / to not be needed 3. to be ...
encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=sobrar... - Similar -
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Translation surplus stock in the English-Spanish Collins dictionary
to be surplus to requirements no ser ya necesario, sobrar stocks surplus to requirements existencias fpl que exceden de las necesidades ...
dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/surplus%20stock - Similar -
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How to say Surplus in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation
to be surplus to requirements -> sobrar. Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited. surplus [ser-plas]. sustantivo ...
fl.spanishdict.com/translate/surplus - Cached - Similar -
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No hay de qué.
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Comment: "¡Muchísimas gracias!"
+1
7 mins
exceden las necesidades/lo que se requiere
Se habla de que las plantas en cuestión ya no hacen falta más porque por ej. la demanda de los mercados por ciertos productos ha bajado. ¡Suerte!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Raúl Casanova
: O resultan sobredimensionadas respecto a la demanda.
3 hrs
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Mil gracias Raúl.
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2 hrs
entren en desuso
otra opción, Suerte!
2 hrs
cranesfreak
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Uruguayan, Argentine, Chilean, Latin American, Standard-Spain, Bolivian, Peruvian) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
English term (edited):
become surplus to requirements
quedar obsoleto
become surplus to requirements=quedar obsoleto
obsoleto, ta.
(Del lat. obsolētus).
1. adj. Poco usado.
2. adj. Anticuado, inadecuado a las circunstancias actuales.
Fuente: http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=cul...
Hope it helps
Saludos a todos :)
obsoleto, ta.
(Del lat. obsolētus).
1. adj. Poco usado.
2. adj. Anticuado, inadecuado a las circunstancias actuales.
Fuente: http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=cul...
Hope it helps
Saludos a todos :)
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