the sales are made in hot months

English translation: the warmest months of the year

19:50 Feb 29, 2004

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English term or phrase: the sales are made in hot months

"According to the beer manufacturers, 60% of the sales are made in hot months."

What do you understand by "hot months"? Is it right here, if I mean the months when the temperature is really high? I don't want to use "summer" since in Brazil there can be very high temperatures even in other seasons, depending on the region.

Do you have a better suggestion for "sales are made"?

Thanks a lot.

Carolina B (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 218 (none open) Answers: 69
Local time: 11:44

Selected answer:the warmest months of the year

Explanation:
60% of income is earned during the warmest months of the year

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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 08:44

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Thanks, everybody. All answers and comments were helpful!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +4

the beer trade reaches its peak....

giogi

4 +4

the warmest months of the year

RHELLER

the sales are made during the hottest months of the year

Hacene

4 +1

the sales are made in hot season

humbird

the four or five hottest months of the year.

David Moore (X)

the hot months account for 60% of sales

Charlie Bavington

3 +1

60% of all beer sales occur/take place

chica nueva

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

the beer trade reaches its peak....

Explanation:
when the temperature is definitely high.

giogi
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of:

Italian

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

the warmest months of the year

Explanation:
60% of income is earned during the warmest months of the year

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 08:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 101

Grading comment

Thanks, everybody. All answers and comments were helpful!

13 mins confidence:

the four or five hottest months of the year.

Explanation:
They've just shortened it a little, haven't they.... The audience it is aimed at will no doubt know what it means, but it doesn't make it any easier for us to understand it!!!!

David Moore (X)
Local time: 16:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 53

3 hrs confidence:

the sales are made during the hottest months of the year

Explanation:
simply

Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 3

4 hrs confidence:

the hot months account for 60% of sales

Explanation:
If you are just looking for a way to avoid the clumsy "sales are made", without adding anything to the text that isn't already there (seasons not months, non-existent sales peaks, etc.), then I suggest the above.
To answer the other point, "hot months" to me suggests those months when the temperature is higher, yes.

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Note added at 4 hrs 56 mins (2004-03-01 00:47:25 GMT)
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actually, I don\'t really like \"hot months\", upon reflection. I\'d steal the other suggestions of \"the hottest/warmest months of the year\" for that - it sounds more natural.

Charlie Bavington
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

60% of all beer sales occur/take place

Explanation:
however, it changes the tone and makes it more formal/academic...

to 'make sales' is good standard business language...

in hot months -> maybe 'in the hot months' might be better. I guess it refers back or forward to a description/definition of these so-called 'hot months' in the text.

chica nueva
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the sales are made in hot season

Explanation:
To me you seem to be apprehensive about nailing down any specific season in association with "beer-drinking-time-of-the-year", I think replaceing "months" with "season" could be safer. It is vague, also leaves the interpretation of the timeframe to the reader. There are hot winter, there are cold winter, depending on the region as you pointed out (our calender is Northern Hemisphere invention, you know).

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Note added at 8 hrs 47 mins (2004-03-01 04:38:36 GMT)
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Correction: There are hot winter, there are cold summer ....

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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