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Spanish translation: alrededor de /aproximadamente

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English term or phrase:ca.
Spanish translation:alrededor de /aproximadamente
Entered by: nahuelhuapi

12:14 Jun 10, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
English term or phrase: ca.
It's an invoice for the purchase of equipment. "EVH 2100 Drill Rig Trailer mounted with ca. 320 hours use." What does ca. stand for? capacity or approximately?
Analia Veronica
Ireland
Local time: 02:22
alrededor de /aproximadamente
Explanation:
¡Suerte!

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Note added at 5 minutos (2009-06-10 12:19:49 GMT)
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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa
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nahuelhuapi
Argentina
Local time: 22:22
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6alrededor de /aproximadamente
nahuelhuapi
5 +1cerca de
Reed James
4en este caso....320 horas aproximadas de...
José J. Martínez


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cerca de


Explanation:
Otra opción. Viene del latín: circa.

Reed James
Chile
Local time: 21:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MPGS: :)
25 mins
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
alrededor de /aproximadamente


Explanation:
¡Suerte!

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Note added at 5 minutos (2009-06-10 12:19:49 GMT)
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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa

nahuelhuapi
Argentina
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 91
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks very much. There was a serious problem of interpretation with ca. A party interpreted it as capacity and the other party interpreted the expression "ca. 320 hours use" as implying that the machine is second hand. Is that meaning implied here? I don't think so.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luisa Ramos, CT
2 mins
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, Luisa! ¡Saludos!
agree  slothm: Correspondería utilizar la contracción "aprox".
3 mins
  -> Correcto. ¡Muchas gracias, slothm! ¡Saludos!
agree  Bubo Coroman (X): yes, we use that abbreviation because it's shorter than writing "approx."
25 mins
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, Deborah! ¡Un gran saludo!
agree  MPGS: o aprox :)
28 mins
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, MPGS! ¡Saludos!
agree  Omar Lima Quintana: It´s from Latin word "circa" (alrededor de)
58 mins
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, Omar! ¡Saludos!
agree  Richard Boulter: This ' aproximadamente' is often shortenen to 'aprox', which would make it as short as the equally-valid 'cerca de' in the other Answer.
1 hr
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, Richard! ¡Saludos!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en este caso....320 horas aproximadas de...


Explanation:
ca. quiere decir cerca de...que es una aproximacion. Considerando este significado, hay que adecuar la oración para que de el significado correcto...en este caso hay un periódo de tiempo aproximado de dotación.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
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