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revertir la situación con el menor perjuicio posible

English translation: reverse/remedy/rectify the situation with the least possible damage

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Spanish term or phrase: revertir la situación con el menor perjuicio posible
English translation:reverse/remedy/rectify the situation with the least possible damage
Entered by: Matthew Smit (X)

15:00 Feb 28, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Spanish term or phrase: revertir la situación con el menor perjuicio posible
Hablando de un negocio que no anda bien:

Desearía que veas las posibilidades de revertir la situación con el menor perjuicio posible.

NO se me ocurre una forma elegante de ponerlo... (bloqueos temporales... por decirlo en forma elegante...)
GRACIAS!!
mar52
Argentina
Local time: 00:57
reverse the situation with the least possible damage
Explanation:
Sounds rather like a translation from an English original

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Note added at 15 minutos (2007-02-28 15:16:07 GMT)
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A somewhat pointless variation- "causing as little damage as possible"
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Matthew Smith
Spain
Local time: 05:57
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6reverse the situation with the least possible damage
Matthew Smith
4 +4remedy the situation with the least possible damage
Denise DeVries
4 +1turn around the situation with the least possible damage
María Salaberry
5turning around the company while keeping losses to a minimum
John Milan
3to return to the status quo with the least possible damage
Carol Gullidge


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
reverse the situation with the least possible damage


Explanation:
Sounds rather like a translation from an English original

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Note added at 15 minutos (2007-02-28 15:16:07 GMT)
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A somewhat pointless variation- "causing as little damage as possible"

Matthew Smith
Spain
Local time: 05:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 185

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Rosas
0 min
  -> Thanks Patricia
agree  liz askew
2 mins
  -> Thank you Liz
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Yes. I was also toying with "turn around" or "rectify" (ie put things back the way they should be!)...least damage possible
6 mins
  -> Thank you, and both your suggestions would be possible
agree  patricia scott
8 mins
  -> Thanks Patricia
agree  AllegroTrans
32 mins
agree  Swatchka
1 hr
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
remedy the situation with the least possible damage


Explanation:
remedy could involve fixing the situation or compensating for it

Denise DeVries
United States
Local time: 23:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: Remedy, fix, correct, "turn around", etc.
3 mins
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Yes remedy sounds good too
7 mins
agree  AllegroTrans: or "rectify" maybe
17 mins
agree  Carol Gullidge: remedy or rectify
27 mins
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to return to the status quo with the least possible damage


Explanation:
instead of "reverse the situation" - if that's the meaning you want.
Otherwise, "remedy" and "rectify" are good, for the other meaning

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
turn around the situation with the least possible damage


Explanation:
I´ve seen ¨turn around¨ used very frequently in this context in business

María Salaberry
Local time: 00:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria J Fernández: I have also seen "turn around" used in similar business context
51 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
turning around the company while keeping losses to a minimum


Explanation:
Your definitely talking about a corporate "turnaround", and the goal is to get the company back into the black (i.e. limit losses already incurred and those in the future)

John Milan
United States
Local time: 23:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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