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French term or phrase:
englouti à perte
English translation:
have been sunk
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Euqinimod (X)
Feb 6, 2009 19:08
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englouti à perte
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I understand that in this case 'englouti' means that the funds have been "eaten up" or "gobbled up" but I am unsure if 'à perte' adds anything extra. I originally thought of the funds being "bled/sucked dry" but don't want to depart too much from the French meaning.
Ceci est souvent problématique puisque le FCFC se retrouve avec des emprunts non remboursés et/ou des fonds de bases / escadre ont été engloutis à perte puisqu’ils sont les premiers responsables de l’emprunt.
Ceci est souvent problématique puisque le FCFC se retrouve avec des emprunts non remboursés et/ou des fonds de bases / escadre ont été engloutis à perte puisqu’ils sont les premiers responsables de l’emprunt.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | have been sunk |
Euqinimod (X)
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| 4 | was sunk/went into the abyss |
Mostafa MOUHIBE
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| 4 | disappeared into the void |
B D Finch
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| 4 | absorbed at a loss |
Francois Tresfort (X)
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Feb 11, 2009 09:29: Euqinimod (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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have been sunk
for absolutely nothing, fruitlessly, to no avail.
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Mostafa MOUHIBE
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was sunk/went into the abyss
was sunk/went into the abyss
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disappeared into the void
A suggestion.
"In fact, international relief funds sent to Mexico after the disaster appear ... some privately donated material seems to have disappeared "***into the void**. ..."
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I love this one:
"... least of which was several thousand smackers raised for the Duck Defense Fund. .... Contacts were made and the matter then **disappeared into the void** of ..."
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"In fact, international relief funds sent to Mexico after the disaster appear ... some privately donated material seems to have disappeared "***into the void**. ..."
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1050628,00.html
I love this one:
"... least of which was several thousand smackers raised for the Duck Defense Fund. .... Contacts were made and the matter then **disappeared into the void** of ..."
www.povonline.com/cols/COL006.htm
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absorbed at a loss
These funds were absorbed at a loss as they were the primary guaranty.
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