sanear
sanear(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to clean up
La planta potabilizadora está saneando un río que estaba muy contaminado.The water-treatment plant is cleaning up a river that was highly polluted.
a. to restructure
Tras la auditoría, el directivo decidió que era hora de sanear la empresa.After the audit, the CEO decided it was time to restructure the company.
b. to rationalize (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Si se saneara el proceso de producción las ventas de la empresa serían más altas.If the production process were rationalized, the sales of the company would be higher.
c. to rationalise (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Mi jefe despidió a diez empleados para sanear el departamento.My boss fired ten employees in order to rationalise the department.
a. to put back on a sound footing
El gobierno exige a la administración que sanee sus cuentas antes de 2020.The government demands that the administration put its economy back on a sound footing by 2020.
4. (finance)
a. to write off (a debt)
El contable saneó la deuda incobrable en sus libros y registros.The accountant wrote off the bad debt on his books and records.
b. to write down (an asset)
La nueva regulación obligó a la empresa a sanear algunos de sus activos.The new regulation forced the company to write down some of its assets.
5. (legal)
a. to compensate
El vendedor tendrá que sanear al comprador si vende un artículo defectuoso.The seller will have to compensate the seller if he sells a defective item.
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Conjugations
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