Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
fait passer l\'opération économique en déficit
English translation:
which turns the operation into a loss maker
French term
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
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fait passer l'opération économique en déficit
I'm not sure of the best way of translating the above phrase.
Many thanks in advance!
Sheila
| 3 +2 | which turns the operation into a loss maker |
Ana Vozone
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| 4 | turning tour operating into a loss maker |
LouiseNorman (X)
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| 4 -1 | that books the economic operation as a deficit |
Francois Boye
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Nov 21, 2018 23:17: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "fait passer l\\\'opération économique en déficit" to "fait passer l\'opération économique en déficit "
Proposed translations
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
which turns the operation into a loss maker
The withdrawal of even a minority of students can turn a profitable operation into a loss maker.
Coupled with a fall in global demand, this has conspired to turn the Port Talbot operation into a loss-maker.
Bailey and Gaffar purchased the Mchenga mine in a competitive bidding process when the operation - a loss maker - was divested
money to develop a car that since 2005 been decreasing and selling in far less volume has made the whole operation a loss maker.
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An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
that books the economic operation as a deficit
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LouiseNorman (X)
: The sentence in question is not referring to accounting. It's about the formerly lucrative tour operating business having started to lose money.
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