presentación

English translation: (travel and) representation expenses

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Spanish term or phrase: representación
English translation:(travel and) representation expenses
Entered by: patinba

17:37 Aug 30, 2012
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Spanish term or phrase: presentación
I'm translating a document for Pfizer international and it's regarding their "política de viajes y gastos de representación"


The translation memory I was provided with states that Presentación should be translated as Entertainment, but something seemed incorrect about this and I just wanted to verify.

Later in the document the phrase "Frecuencia de presentación" appears. Not sure if this should be Frequency of Entertainment or Presentation Frequency.

Have any of you every seen presentación used to refer to "entertainment"?

Thanks!
Robert Long
Portugal
Local time: 12:20
(travel and) representation expenses
Explanation:
This is a very standard income statement line

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES DEFINITION
www.ventureline.com/.../representation-expenses... - Traducir esta página
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES are those expenditures whose character and primary purpose is for representational or entertainment related activities, ...

European Commissioners travelling around the world at taxpayers ...
www.europeanfoundation.org/.../european-com... - Traducir esta página
18 Feb 2010 – In 2009, Mr Barroso's travel and representation expenses have cost €730.230. Bearing in mind his salary of €24.422.80 per month, residence ...

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Note added at 57 mins (2012-08-30 18:35:14 GMT)
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gastos de representación - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.pe/espanol-ingles/.../gastos de representación.... solution for managing your company's travel and representation expenses. sabadellatlantico.com. sabadellatlantico.com. thumb up thumb down ...
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www.easyap.com/ing/.../hojas-de-gasto.htm - Traducir esta página
Travel and Representation Expenses Control. Current reality. All employees throw away lot of productive time in the tasks of creating, approving and accounting ...
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 09:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2(travel and) representation expenses
patinba
4 +1business entertainment (and hospitality) expenses
Jenni Lukac (X)
2clothing allowance
S Ben Price


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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
business entertainment (and hospitality) expenses


Explanation:
As per my comment.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 13:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 166

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh: Very confused by the "representación/presentación" thing going on here, but Robert obviously has the broader context, and seems happy, so you have my vote, Jenni! Hope you're well :)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, James. I just did a few translations on the subject of lobbying. I've seen "representation expenses" used as well, but it wouldn't be clear to all readers.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(travel and) representation expenses


Explanation:
This is a very standard income statement line

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES DEFINITION
www.ventureline.com/.../representation-expenses... - Traducir esta página
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES are those expenditures whose character and primary purpose is for representational or entertainment related activities, ...

European Commissioners travelling around the world at taxpayers ...
www.europeanfoundation.org/.../european-com... - Traducir esta página
18 Feb 2010 – In 2009, Mr Barroso's travel and representation expenses have cost €730.230. Bearing in mind his salary of €24.422.80 per month, residence ...

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Note added at 57 mins (2012-08-30 18:35:14 GMT)
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gastos de representación - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.pe/espanol-ingles/.../gastos de representación.... solution for managing your company's travel and representation expenses. sabadellatlantico.com. sabadellatlantico.com. thumb up thumb down ...
Services - Easyap
www.easyap.com/ing/.../hojas-de-gasto.htm - Traducir esta página
Travel and Representation Expenses Control. Current reality. All employees throw away lot of productive time in the tasks of creating, approving and accounting ...

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 09:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  marideoba
1 day 1 hr

agree  Julio Bereciartu
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clothing allowance


Explanation:
I'm basing this solely on the reference below. I've also found it to mean literally "presentation expenses" for businesspeople who have to go out in the world and present their products to potential clients. This actually makes some sense in the pharmaceutical world. My sister's a pharmacist in the States and I know a lot of wining and dining goes on between pharm company representatives and their potential clients. In that case it would be both presentation expenses and entertainment expenses, right? One and the same...
But still, I humbly submit clothing allowance based on my reference below.


    Reference: http://agnuscontadores.com/02.pdf
S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 13:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
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