Dec 7, 2004 16:44
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
Client award for reliability
Native in: English 
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English
on the matter of euros...
Dutch to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
I am translating back into English a contract that has been translated into Dutch/Flemish and then proof-read and loads of amendments made. They seem to have fiddled about a lot with the formatting of how the money is written down.
The original English reads, e.g.
such and such a product = Euro 123,45.
However, I've got into the habit of writing 123,45 euros OR EUR 123,45. It seems they don't want to use the euro symbol, as it has been deleted and replaced whenever it appears. Is Euro 123,45 correct in English?
The original English reads, e.g.
such and such a product = Euro 123,45.
However, I've got into the habit of writing 123,45 euros OR EUR 123,45. It seems they don't want to use the euro symbol, as it has been deleted and replaced whenever it appears. Is Euro 123,45 correct in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +7 | € 123.45 or EUR 123.45 |
Alison Gaunt
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| 4 +1 | yes, Euro 123,45 is correct |
Iris70
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Proposed translations
+7
13 mins
Alison Gaunt
Native in English
Graduate linguist, competent researcher
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English
Related KudoZ points
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€ 123.45 or EUR 123.45
Use 'euros' as you would use the word 'pounds' or 'dollars'. If putting in front of a monetary sum and don't want to use the symbol €, use the ISO code for the euro which is 'EUR'. Thus 'EUR 123.45'(and NB it should surely be a stop rather than a comma in English...). This is the rule laid down by the EU's in-house style guide. I don't think 'Euro' in front of the sum is usual, at least I've never seen it.
Peer comment(s):
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
: exactly, should be a stop / decimal point
11 mins
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| agree |
AllisonK (X)
41 mins
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| agree |
Joost Simons
1 hr
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| agree |
jarry (X)
: See my comments to Iris70's and seaMount's suggested answers.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Marijke Singer
4 hrs
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| agree |
Ken Cox
: €123.45 (no space). And if the client really wants 'Euro xxx', why annoy them? Naturally it's incorrect, but it's still understandable. I'd suggest asking the client, with an explanation of the usual convention (the Belgians are very fond of 'Euro xxx').
5 hrs
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| agree |
Chris Hopley
: and with Kenneth
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Going with Kenneth's suggestion, I'll leave it as it is, to appease the client. I did find one or two Irish websites that used that form, and since English is their native language, who am I to argue?"
+1
5 mins
yes, Euro 123,45 is correct
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
rodi
2 mins
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| neutral |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
: Correct me if I'm wrong but I always thought you had to write a '.', a decimal point in English - In Dutch you indeed need to write a comma
18 mins
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right you are :-)
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| agree |
AllisonK (X)
: with Evert; in English it's a period, not a comma
48 mins
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| disagree |
jarry (X)
: The decimal comma becomes a decimal point in English language texts. That's elementary my dear Watson!
2 hrs
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thanks Sherlock, but Evert had already pointed that out to me:-)
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Discussion
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