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過不足を生じさせる

15:07 Sep 26, 2010
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance
Japanese term or phrase: 過不足を生じさせる
Hi, I'm translating descriptions of possible frauds or infractions committed by insurance solicitors (I have asked another question about this today; I'm definitely having a hard time with this text...)
I am now at a passage very similar to the following (you will find a few google hits for roughly the same sentence) describing an act causing losses:

保険業に係る現金、手形、小切手又は有価証券その他有価物の1件当たり100万円以上の紛失(盗難に遭うこと及び過不足を生じさせることを含む。)

What do you think 過不足を生じさせる means here?? I believe that normally 過不足 would translate as surplus/deficit?
Thank you in advance,

Luca
Luca Balestra
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:00


Summary of answers provided
4 +1cause excess and deficiency
seika
4to bring about discrepancy
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
4to cause a serious/extreme insufficiency
David Higbee
4occurrence of high deficits
Shobhana Chandu
Summary of reference entries provided
過不足
cinefil

  

Answers


32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to bring about discrepancy


Explanation:
See Google hits at : http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119600932/article...

Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Thailand
Local time: 07:00
Native speaker of: Thai
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much. I have used your suggestion as I believe it was the most appropriate in the context, but I am not 100% sure. I apologize for the delay.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to cause a serious/extreme insufficiency


Explanation:
In this case, 過 (excessive/extreme) modifies 不足 (lack/insufficiency). 生じさせる is the causative form of 生じる (to arise or occur), this to cause/create/bring about ar all valid translations, depending on the context.

David Higbee
United States
Local time: 17:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. That is an interesting point, but I am not sure that it is correct as I have not been able to find any sources to validate it.

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cause excess and deficiency


Explanation:
過不足=過多及び不足

seika
United States
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much and I apologize for the delay. I agree with your suggestion, yet I was unsure whether it fit the specific context of my translation, so I chose to use "discrepancy" instead.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joyce A: Hi. I believe the choice of the main words are correct, however it should be cause an excess "or" deficiency as opposed to "and."
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Joyce-san :-)
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
occurrence of high deficits


Explanation:
The insurance cover includes a cover of 1 million JPY to include theft and occurrence of high deficits.

Shobhana Chandu
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 6
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you and I apologize for the delay.

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Reference comments


10 hrs
Reference: 過不足

Reference information:
か‐ふそく【過不足】
多すぎることと足りないこと。過不及。「事実を―なく伝える」
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/srch/jn/過不足/m0u/

過不足
読み方：かふそく
（名詞） excess or deficiency
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/過不足

cinefil
Japan
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 48
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