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FTEs

English translation: Full-time equivalent

07:22 Feb 14, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Insurance audit
Spanish term or phrase: FTEs
Los procedimientos establecidos (actividades realizadas, unidades
involucradas, FTEs) no responden a los principios de rapidez, eficacia y
coordinación tanto en la transmisión interna, como en el análisis y
posterior comunicación al SEPBLAC de la información relevante a los
efectos legales. La auditoría ha detectado
Lorna O'Donoghue
Local time: 09:34
English translation:Full-time equivalent
Explanation:
It may already be in English. One factor considered when measuring efforts to prevent money laundering and terrorist finance is the number of full-time staff, or equivalent, devoted to those efforts.
Hence "FTEs" - "full-time equivalent"
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John Rynne
Local time: 10:34
Grading comment
Many thanks to all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Full-time equivalent
John Rynne
4FTEs
Claudia Brauer


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Full-time equivalent


Explanation:
It may already be in English. One factor considered when measuring efforts to prevent money laundering and terrorist finance is the number of full-time staff, or equivalent, devoted to those efforts.
Hence "FTEs" - "full-time equivalent"

John Rynne
Local time: 10:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 489
Grading comment
Many thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
5 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Charles Davis: "equivalents" or "equivalent staff" // Agreed -- in fact she should. Just being pedantic... :)
1 hr
  -> Yes, but she can get away with leaving FTEs directly in the English text
agree  Mónica Algazi
4 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
FTEs


Explanation:
Déjalo como está, ya que FTE es ampliamente aceptado y conocido en inglés. Trabajé muchos años traduciendo para una firma de auditoría y es muy común.


Example sentence(s):
  • Procedures in place (activities undertaken, units involved, FTEs) do not...
Claudia Brauer
United States
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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