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Mq

English translation: square meters

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Italian term or phrase:Mq
English translation:square meters
Entered by: Cristina Gonzalez

16:47 Jan 10, 2015
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: Mq
I am translating a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) module to be used online by agents internationally, and I am using Trados. I have come across multiple segments with this 'Mq' in them. I am fairly sure that this does not translate to 'metres squared', in spite of the fact that all of my research seems to point to this. I do not have much in the way of context, but I'll copy a handful of segments:

Griglia: Situazione vendite: Mq anno 1
Griglia: Situazione vendite: Mq anno 4
Griglia: Situazione vendite: Mq anno 5

Thanks for your help!
Charlotte Lomax
France
Local time: 05:01
square meters
Explanation:
mq is the common abbreviation for metri quadrati...then again, it depends on what they are selling, right? If they're selling water then no, this is NOT the right answer. Otherwise, without further context, this would be it.

Take a look at the link (although I'm sure you've looked at this already)
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Cristina Gonzalez
United States
Local time: 00:01
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square meters


Explanation:
mq is the common abbreviation for metri quadrati...then again, it depends on what they are selling, right? If they're selling water then no, this is NOT the right answer. Otherwise, without further context, this would be it.

Take a look at the link (although I'm sure you've looked at this already)


    Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_quadrato
Cristina Gonzalez
United States
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marco Solinas: Retail sales are often referred to the surface area of the retail outlet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_per_unit_area).
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Marco :-)
agree  Kristin Kamm
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, kmkamm :-)
agree  Simo Blom
2 days 19 hrs
  -> Thanks, Simo :-)
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