con un predominio

English translation: Needs some rewriting for clarity

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Spanish term or phrase:con un predominio
English translation:Needs some rewriting for clarity
Entered by: Lydianette Soza

03:12 Apr 3, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics / Statistical information
Spanish term or phrase: con un predominio
Mismo documento. Información estadística:

45.89% de los encuestados expresa que se encuentran en riesgo de aquirir la infección [VIH] porque tienen relaciones sexuales, con un predominio en el género femenino.


Para hacerlo más natural, quizas "particularly females?"
Lydianette Soza
Belize
Local time: 01:55
Needs some rewriting for clarity
Explanation:
I'd split it into a separate sentence for clarity. E.G. "2.58% say it is for failing to use condoms. The majority of these respondents were male."

Or "2.58%, male respondents predominantly, say it is for failing to use condoms."

It's natural to say "predominantly male/female" but that opens up potential misreadings. "males/females predominating" is accurate but clumsy.

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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 08:55
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Summary of answers provided
4 +145.89 % of the people surveyed -who are predominantly females- say...
Francois Boye
4 +1Needs some rewriting for clarity
DLyons
3with a bias towards females/with females in the majority
David Hollywood
3with a female preponderance
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


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45.89 % of the people surveyed -who are predominantly females- say...


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
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agree  Neil Ashby: "who WERE predominantly female"
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with a bias towards females/with females in the majority


Explanation:
couple of ideas ...I believe the source text to be slightly ambiguous and would like to hear what others have to say...

David Hollywood
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Needs some rewriting for clarity


Explanation:
I'd split it into a separate sentence for clarity. E.G. "2.58% say it is for failing to use condoms. The majority of these respondents were male."

Or "2.58%, male respondents predominantly, say it is for failing to use condoms."

It's natural to say "predominantly male/female" but that opens up potential misreadings. "males/females predominating" is accurate but clumsy.



DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 08:55
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agree  neilmac
59 mins
  -> Thanks Neil. Years ago things were simpler, I'd cheerfully have said "predominantly male" and everybody would have taken it at face value.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
with a female preponderance


Explanation:
Una opción. Saludos

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Local time: 09:55
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