Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
alcones amaestrados
English translation:
cat's paws or trained stooges
Added to glossary by
Armando Diaz
Jun 28, 2006 23:36
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
alcones amaestrados
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
auditing
The person writing this obviously misspelled "halcones". Country is unknown. This is an anonymous employee writing a complaint about "alcones amaestrados" hired to deceive a company's auditors. What they did exactly is unknown...
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | cat's paws, trained marks, trained stooges |
Armando Diaz
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| 5 +2 | book cookers |
bigedsenior
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| 3 | trained hawkers |
Terejimenez
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Proposed translations
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Armando Diaz
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cat's paws, trained marks, trained stooges
todos terminos informales en vez de trained hawks
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins
Terejimenez
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The highest standards of quality
Native in: Spanish
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trained hawkers
eso es lo que me viene a la mente
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book cookers
...they cook the books to deceive the government, auditors, and shareholders. Companies such as Enron, Global Crossing, Tyco, Quest and many more.
Peer comment(s):
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marybro
: ABSOLUTELY (:>) or those who resort to accounting shenanigans such as voodoo accounting, cookie jar accounting, or any similar "fudging" resulting in material misstatements in the financial statements.
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thanks, marybro. it's more than that nowadays, a lot of "creative" accounting, as witnessed by the companies mentioned.
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Sandy T
: right on!
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thanks, cielos
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