Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
metro, kilómetro
inglés translation:
meter, kilometer (US English) metre, kilometre (UK English)
Added to glossary by
David Brown
May 10, 2007 07:43
17 yrs ago
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español term
Reino Unido
for huge jobs with tight deadlines
Native in: inglés (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: español al inglés
metro, kilómetro
español al inglés
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Metrología
what is the preferred US spelling of metre/meter. Certainly in the UK "meter" is solely a device for measuring, while all my US dictionaires offer me both "meter" and "metre" as the unit of measurement .
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | meter, kilometer |
David Brown
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| 4 | meter, kilometer |
Jack Doughty
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Change log
May 10, 2007 08:53: David Brown Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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meter, kilometer
this is the US spelling, millimeter, centimeter, etc.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-10 08:45:17 GMT)
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check here for the latest on US metric measurements:-
http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Metric/pub814.cfm
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-10 08:45:17 GMT)
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check here for the latest on US metric measurements:-
http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Metric/pub814.cfm
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Laurel Clausen
: Yes, we like to end words in "-er" rather than "-re" - definitely not metre/kilometre! (US dictionaries often include UK spellings, though)
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| agree |
Cinnamon Nolan
32 minutos
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| agree |
cristina estanislau
43 minutos
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, David"
11 minutos
Jack Doughty
Reino Unido
Reino Unido
Native in inglés
Reino Unido
Translator since 1953
Native in: inglés
Works in: ruso al inglés, alemán al inglés, inglés
meter, kilometer
You may prefer to wait for an answer from a native US English speaker (I speak UK English myself), but note that if you select US English spellchecker in MS Word, "metre" and "kilometre" are marked as errors.
Note from asker:
| O tied that - kilometre is marked as incorrect, but metre isn't. And meter has another meaning! |
| or rather... I tried that...! |
| Many thanks, Jack |
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