high dollar items

Spanish translation: Articulos de alto costo

19:22 Feb 1, 2011
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English term or phrase: high dollar items
For urgent or high dollar items such as medications or laptop computers, the Lost & Found , the Lost & Found service,
Mabel Garzón
Colombia
Spanish translation:Articulos de alto costo
Explanation:
...Esta seria otra forma de traducirlo que incluiria tambien los medicamentos, ya que los mismo, en realidad no deberian ser un '"articulo de lujo"... en fin, me guardo mi opinion en cuanto a los medicamentos... :)))

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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Articulos de alto costo
Phoebe Anne
4ítems caros / cosas caras
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
3 +1objetos caros/de valor
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3articulos de lujo
Blanca Harne (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ítems caros / cosas caras


Explanation:
Son en general cosas por las que pagas bastantes dólares.

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English_Spanish by Jaime Aguirre

high dollar
caro | de precio elevado


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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 02:02
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
objetos caros/de valor


Explanation:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1437587

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En este caso me inclino por "de valor" porque los medicamentos no tienen que ser necesariamente caros, pero sí valiosos para el que los necesita.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
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agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar
5 mins
  -> Saludos, Rafael - Bea
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articulos de lujo


Explanation:
Te sugeriría “artículos de lujo”, aunque no creo que los medicamentos (a pesar de los precios tan exorbitantes que tienen algunas veces) se puedan clasificar como tales.

Blanca Harne (X)
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Spanish
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Articulos de alto costo


Explanation:
...Esta seria otra forma de traducirlo que incluiria tambien los medicamentos, ya que los mismo, en realidad no deberian ser un '"articulo de lujo"... en fin, me guardo mi opinion en cuanto a los medicamentos... :)))

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*TYPO!
...ya que los mismos...

Phoebe Anne
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agree  JH Trads
9 mins
  -> Thanks Hugo!

agree  Maria Romero: Artículos costosos
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