Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
In the late 1980's.
Spanish translation:
A fines de los ochenta
English term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
In the late 1980's.
Will be okay to translate as A fines de la decada de los 80?
Here is the full phrase:
Messages that were left at his home in Guatemala in the late 1980's, when the country was embroiled in a 36 civil year war that left about 200,000 dead.
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Adriana Martinez
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Sep 2, 2010 12:36: Adriana Martinez Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Mexico
Experience, precision, right timing
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Puerto Rican, Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish
A fines de los ochenta/A finales de 1980
Saludos
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
: del siglo pasado
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Sin duda una excelente sugerencia. Gracias por el agree y saludos!
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MaríaGermanier
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¡Gracias, María, saludos!
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teresa quimper
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¡Gracias, Teresa, saludos!
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Pablo Ramos
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¡Gracias, Pablo, saludos!
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Christine Walsh
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¡Gracias, Chris, saludos!
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Ursulita
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¡Gracias, Ursulita, saludos!
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Cecilia Rey
: ¡Saludos!
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¡Muchas gracias, Ceci, igual para tí! :-)
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Joaquim Siles-Borràs
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¡Muchas gracias, Joaquín, saludos!
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Laura Carolina Collada Ali (X)
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¡Gracias, Laura, saludos!
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Antonio Fajardo
: Cuidado, no es lo mismo "A fines de los ochenta" (el año 87, 88, 89...) que "A finales de 1980" (noviembre, diciembre de 1980). Pongo el disagree sólo para que destaque, por si ha sido un lápsus tipográfico :-)
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Creo que tu observación es buena. Gracias por aportarla!
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Discussion
Saludos
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