Sõna capital sisaldavate ingliskeelsete majandusterminite tõlkimisest eesti keelde
About translation of English economic terms including the word capital into Estonian

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the translation of economic terms from English into Estonian, including the word ’capital’. The paper provides an overview how a word of Latin origin became an adjective, noun, and verb with multiple meanings. Also, one can fi nd a short overview of how ’capital’ developed into a business and economic term. The paper discusses on the basis of specialized English-Estonian dictionaries published in Estonia the content and accuracy of the Estonian equivalents of two-word English business and economic terms, such as ’capital goods’, ’capital lease’, etc.

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