Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

Notas

English translation:

Notes

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Sep 29, 2015 16:47
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Portuguese term

Notas

Portuguese to English Bus/Financial Accounting
I'm trying to translate a Portuguese company's financial statement, and the two headings are 'rubricas' (which heads the various income/expenses of the company) and 'notas' (which heads a column of low numbers). What does 'notas' mean in this situation?

I was thinking 'quantity' or 'invoice'? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Notes

Having translated many company accounts over the years, it seems to me likely that these numbers are references to the Notes to the Accounts (e.g. Note 1, Note 2, etc), especially as you say they are low numbers. Notes to the Accounts typically number in the low tens (20, 30, 40 notes) and may not always be whole numbers (e.g. could be 1.2, 3.22, etc). However, without seeing the document it is difficult to be sure.

Do you have the Notes to the Accounts (Anexo ao Balanço e Demonstração do Resultado) as part of your text? It should be fairly easy to check the correspondence between these numbers and the actual Notes.
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agree Adrian MM. (X)
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agree Emma Cox : completely agree
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I didn't have the Notes to the Accounts as part of the document to translate, but your answer makes sense! Thank you"
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