What are the current rules for displaying euro amounts in English? Thread poster: Kim Metzger
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I\'m translating a text from German to English.
Could some please tell me what the current rules are for rendering the sum below in English?
1. Laboreinrichtung (lab faciility) -
ca. EURO 205.000,--
| | | | Marco Oberto 
Italy
Local time: 20:47
Member (2003)
English to Italian
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| Thanks to José Luis Villanueva Senchuk (Pepelu) | Jul 27, 2002 |
Taken from a previous post on Proz:
JL
Sing./Plur.
DA euro
Note 1 euro/100 euro - euroen/euroene; ISO-kode: EUR
DE Euro
Note \"Euro\" ist invariabel, also Singular \"der Euro\", Plural \"die Euro\": 1 Euro/100 Euro - der Euro/die Euro; ISO-Code: EUR
EN euro
Note one euro, two euro; ISO code: EUR
ES euro
Note Código ISO alfabético: ... See more Taken from a previous post on Proz:
JL
Sing./Plur.
DA euro
Note 1 euro/100 euro - euroen/euroene; ISO-kode: EUR
DE Euro
Note \"Euro\" ist invariabel, also Singular \"der Euro\", Plural \"die Euro\": 1 Euro/100 Euro - der Euro/die Euro; ISO-Code: EUR
EN euro
Note one euro, two euro; ISO code: EUR
ES euro
Note Código ISO alfabético: EUR código ISO numérico: 978 Plural: euros
FI euro
Note ISO-koodi: EUR; 1 euro, 100 euroa
FR euro
Definition nom retenu, pour désigner la monnaie européenne, par le Conseil européen, réuni à Madrid les 15 et 16 décembre 1995. Il sera utilisé à la place du terme générique d\' \"écu\" utilisé par le Traité en référence à l\'unité de compte européenne.
Note 1 euro/100 euros - l\'euro/les euros; code ISO: EUR
IT euro
Note 1 euro; 100 euro / l\'euro; gli euro / abbreviazione per tutte le lingue : EUR.
NL euro
Note 1 euro/100 euro; de euro/de euros; ISO-code: EUR
PT euro
Note código ISO: EUR; singular: euro; plural: euros
SV euro
Note ISO-kod: EUR. Ecu och euro böjs i bestämd form singular, ecun och euron, men inte i obestämd form plural, 2 ^ecu^, 2 euro. När man talar om eller åsyftar euron i sedel- eller myntform böjs dock ordet i likhet med krona: en euro, euron, eurorna. En euro delas i 100 cent.
Sing./Plur.
DA cent
Definition en euro består af hundrede underenheder med navnet »cent«
Note 1 cent/100 cent - centen/centene
DE Cent
Definition Ein Euro besteht aus hundert Untereinheiten mit dem Namen Cent.
Note \"Cent\" ist invariabel, also auch im Plural immer \"Cent\": 1 Cent/100 Cent - der Cent/die Cent
EN cent
Definition the euro ... will be divided into one hundred sub-units with the name \'cent`
Note the term \"cent\" is invariable
ES cent
Note El euro se divide, según el Reglamento 1103/97 (DO L 162/97), en fracciones centesimales llamadas \"cent\". Sin embargo, la DG II de la Comisión admite a título oficial la forma plural \"cents\" y el uso en España registra ya, lógicamente, las forma \"céntimo\" y \"céntimos\".
FI sentti
Note euro...on raha, joka jaetaan sataan alayksikköön, jonka nimi on \"sentti\"; 1 sentti, 100 senttiä
FR cent
Definition l\'euro est divisé en cent subdivisions appelées \"cent\"
Note 1 cent/100 cents - le cent/les cents
FR centime
Note La Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie (France) recommande l\'utilisation du terme \'centime\'. À titre transitoire, l\'utilisation du terme \'eurocentime\' permettra, si nécessaire, d\'éviter toute confusion.
FR eurocentime
IT cent
Definition l\'euro è diviso in cento unità divisionali
Note 1 cent; 100 cent ; il cent ; i cent
IT centesimo
Definition l\'euro è diviso in cento unità divisionali
NL cent
Definition de euro wordt verdeeld in honderd ondereenheden, met de naam \"cent\"
Note 1 cent/100 cent; de cent/de centen
PT cent
Reference Regulamento (CE) n.º 974/98 do Conselho de 3 de Maio de 1998
Definition o euro, enquanto moeda dos Estados-membros participantes, será dividido em 100 subunidades designadas «cent»
Note singular: cent; plural: cents
PT cêntimo
Reference Decreto-Lei n.º 138/98, de 6 de Maio de 1998
Note singular: cêntimo, plural: cêntimos. A legislação portuguesa considera \"cent\" como abreviatura de cêntimo
SV cent
Note En ^euro^ delas i 100 cent. Ordet cent böjs i likhet med franc, mark osv: \"en cent, centen, flera cent\". I bestämd form pluralis kan man använda \"centen\" när man talar om de enstaka mynten, t.ex. \"de där centen\".
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/euro/eurofull.htm
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| | | | Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:47
German to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks Marco | Jul 27, 2002 |
This is very useful information, but I still don\'t know the correct way to write
ca. EURO 205.000,--
in English. Is there a rule regarding whether it should be EUR or EURO? Should the EUR follow or precede the number?
[ This Message was edited by: on 2002-07-27 15:38 ]
| | | | | approx. EUR 250.000 | Jul 27, 2002 |
with figures, in English you use EUR, always before the figure 
Have a nice weekend
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Magda Dziadosz
Poland
Local time: 20:47
Member (2004)
English to Polish
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| EC Style Guide | Jul 27, 2002 |
This comes from the EC Translation Service Style Guide:
\"euro, pl. euros
ISO code: EUR
12.10 The currency abbreviation precedes the amount and takes a space:
FRF 2 400; EUR 3 500; EUR 2 billion
when used, currency symbols are closed up:
$100, #120 (# replaces here the euro symbol)
12.11 Where the sum is written in words, use the form shown in the table above (th... See more This comes from the EC Translation Service Style Guide:
\"euro, pl. euros
ISO code: EUR
12.10 The currency abbreviation precedes the amount and takes a space:
FRF 2 400; EUR 3 500; EUR 2 billion
when used, currency symbols are closed up:
$100, #120 (# replaces here the euro symbol)
12.11 Where the sum is written in words, use the form shown in the table above (there is a table with all currencies): a sum of two million German marks, two million euros.
12.12 The euro. Always write the word \'euro\' in lower case with no initial capital.
In tables and documents where monetary amounts figure largely, make maximum use of abbreviation EUR (before the amount) or the symbol \'..\' (close up to the figure).
Guidelines on the use of the euro, issued via the Secretariat-General, state that the plurals of both \'euro\' and \'cent\' are to be written without \'s\' in English. Do this when amending or referring to legal texts that themselves observe this rule. Elswhere, and especially in documents intended for the general public, use natural plural with \'s\' for both terms.
12.13 Use a point to separate units from subunits: price: FRF7.20; BEF 50.- \"
Hope this helps, Kim.
The extracts come from June 2001 edition, which was then available at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/en/stygd/index.htm.
Magda
PS They are really messing up with those plurals...
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| | | | | Approx. €205,000 | Jul 27, 2002 |
In Britain we generally use common symbols like £ and $ and now the € symbol is becoming more well known. I\'ve even seen the Germans using recently. You wouldn\'t write approx GBP205,000, you would use the £. I think Europeans as a whole will slowly get used to using €.
| | | | | Point versus comma | Jul 28, 2002 |
We have always to convert points in commas, In this case EUR 250,000
[ This Message was edited by: on 2002-07-28 03:06 ]
| | | | Parrot
Spain
Local time: 20:47
Spanish to English
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| I've seen it € 250,000 | Jul 28, 2002 |
EUR 250,000 and EURO 250,000. I\'ve always presumed this was dicated by the keyboard (absence of the character, etc.) Also with spaces (handy for data base file transfers).
[ This Message was edited by: on 2002-07-28 23:50 ]
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Karin Walker (X)
Germany
Local time: 20:47
German to English
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| Are there any hard-and-fast rules? | Jul 29, 2002 |
Kim,
When I\'m not told otherwise, I use the Financial Times\' convention €250,000 or e.g. €2.5m, €2.6bn. It\'s commonly found in good quality publications and looks good.
I am a bit surprised at Magda\'s reference to the EU translation service\'s convention, which is in contradiction to an EU websi... See more Kim,
When I\'m not told otherwise, I use the Financial Times\' convention €250,000 or e.g. €2.5m, €2.6bn. It\'s commonly found in good quality publications and looks good.
I am a bit surprised at Magda\'s reference to the EU translation service\'s convention, which is in contradiction to an EU website I found (http://europa.eu.int/euro/html/dossiers/00718/00718-en.pdf) that states that \"euro\" was to be used for both singular and plural. Of course, this has no bearing on your immediate problem, I just thought I\'d mention it. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Robin Salmon (X)
Australia
Local time: 04:47
German to English
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Just in case anyone doesn\'t know, The Euro sign is ALT +0128 on the keyboard and € for HTML.
| | | | pidzej
Poland
Local time: 20:47
Polish to English
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| What about Right Alt +U? | Aug 31, 2002 |
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On 2002-07-29 10:50, robtrans wrote:
Just in case anyone doesn\'t know, The Euro sign is ALT +0128 on the keyboard and € for HTML.
or any keyboard shortcut you concoct once you locate the sign in the Insert> Symbols table? At least in MSWord. But RightAlt +U is already there and U is the first sound of Euro, at least when prounounced the English way, so it\'s easy to memorize it. Also, Alt+0128 ... See more Quote:
On 2002-07-29 10:50, robtrans wrote:
Just in case anyone doesn\'t know, The Euro sign is ALT +0128 on the keyboard and € for HTML.
or any keyboard shortcut you concoct once you locate the sign in the Insert> Symbols table? At least in MSWord. But RightAlt +U is already there and U is the first sound of Euro, at least when prounounced the English way, so it\'s easy to memorize it. Also, Alt+0128 - type stuff is a pain in the neck when you\'re using a notebook keyboard without a dedicated numbers pad - the four digits MUST be typed from the pad ▲ Collapse
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