un recurso semilla

English translation: seed money

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Spanish term or phrase:un recurso semilla
English translation:seed money
Entered by: MJ Barber

18:03 Apr 26, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Management / Fund management, large projects
Spanish term or phrase: un recurso semilla
El PNUD ha asignado además un recurso semilla proveniente de recursos propios para complementar el esfuerzo ministerial de iniciar un proceso de fortalecimento de las unidades.

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MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 23:11
seed money
Explanation:
Sounds like seed money to me:

seed money
n.
Money used or needed to set up a new business or enterprise.

...seed money from their own funds...
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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 23:11
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5seed money
tazdog (X)
5seed money
Duckster
4a seed resource
has
3a seedling fund
Gabo Pena


  

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a seedling fund


Explanation:
8^7

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Note added at 2004-04-26 18:07:59 (GMT)
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The Childrens Seedling Fund never goes above $5,000. ...
www.stolbergep.com/news_article6.html

The Seedling Foundation is a non-profit organization established to benefit the Stivers School for the Arts. The foundation\'s purpose is to support the Arts Programs at Stivers through guest ... ... be payable to the seedling Foundation and mailed to: The Seedling Foundation. P.O. Box ...
www.stivers.org/foundation.html


Gabo Pena
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
seed money


Explanation:
Sounds like seed money to me:

seed money
n.
Money used or needed to set up a new business or enterprise.

...seed money from their own funds...


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=seed%20money
tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 23:11
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eng2Span: Know where I can find some? :-)
4 mins

agree  Atenea Acevedo (X)
6 mins

agree  Indiana: yes, if you find it let me know.
7 mins

agree  Ltemes: the original in Spanish sounds poor. capital generador is the term used by the UN to refert to seed money or capital
55 mins

agree  ojinaga
8 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
seed money


Explanation:
This is how we'd say it in the U.S.

Duckster
United States
Local time: 14:11
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a seed resource


Explanation:
The term "Seed capital" is amply used in financial English. I Think by analogy the translation "seed resource" is adequate. "Seed capital" or "seedling fund" (as suggested by a colleague) are also OK.

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Local time: 18:11
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