התחזיות עודכנו כלפי מטה

English translation: Forecasts were revised down(wards)

14:14 May 6, 2013
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
Hebrew term or phrase: התחזיות עודכנו כלפי מטה
What would the term be in English?
brochaspeyer
Israel
Local time: 06:55
English translation:Forecasts were revised down(wards)
Explanation:
In the absence of more context this is what I would use.

See attached link and if you google "forecast revised down[wards]" then you'll see it's practically a fixed phrase.

Hope this helps.
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Ty Kendall
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:55
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Forecasts were revised down(wards)
Ty Kendall
4 +1the forecasts were revised down
Arthur Livingstone
4 +1Forecasts were downgraded
Suzan Chin
4forecasts were downscaled
Gad Kohenov


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Forecasts were revised down(wards)


Explanation:
In the absence of more context this is what I would use.

See attached link and if you google "forecast revised down[wards]" then you'll see it's practically a fixed phrase.

Hope this helps.


    Reference: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/05/uk-economic-g...
Ty Kendall
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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agree  Donn Hyman (X)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the forecasts were revised down


Explanation:
Fairly standard jargon in economics. See reference.


    Reference: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/russia-gas-idUKL5E8...
Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 06:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Anita Treger
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Forecasts were downgraded


Explanation:
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/British_Chancellor_George_Osbor...


Suzan Chin
United States
Local time: 23:55
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew

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agree  Anita Treger
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forecasts were downscaled


Explanation:
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/assets/pdfs/maf/cpasw-2012/Poster...


Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 06:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 14
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