Mar 22, 2017 14:41
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Spanish term

respecto a las registradas, lo hacen en un

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
The Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM) [Spanish Office of Patents and Trade Marks] and the Asociación Nacional para la Defensa de la Marca (ANDEMA) [National Association for the Defence of Trade Marks] published a paper to defend the value of brands before public administrations, companies etc.

Can you please advise how you would translate this sentence below?

Entire sentence: Así, mientras las exportaciones crecen un 13,05 por ciento respecto a las registradas en 2009, las importaciones lo hacen en un 13,76 por ciento en el mismo periodo.

Proposed translations

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in respect to those recorded... grew by

las exportaciones crecen un 13,05 por ciento respecto a las registradas en 2009, las importaciones lo hacen en un 13,76 por ciento

exports grew 13.05% in respect to those (the exports) recorded in 2009, imports grew by 13.76%

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Note added at 16 mins (2017-03-22 14:57:22 GMT)
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'respecto de/a' means 'regarding/with respect to'

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=resp...



Peer comment(s):

agree Jane Martin
1 min
Thank you, Jane :-)
agree Robert Carter
17 mins
Thank you, Robert ;-)
agree philgoddard : You could say this more concisely: Exports increased by 13.05% compared to 2009, and imports by 13.76%. "Recorded" and "in the same period" are redundant.
18 mins
I translated it literally, so the asker could see what each word meant. Cheers, Phil!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you! :)"
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31 mins

compared with... increased by

"...exports increased by 13.05% compared with/relative to 2009 figures, while imports increased by 13.76% in the same period."
Peer comment(s):

agree patinba
8 mins
Thanks, Pat.
agree neilmac : I spend a lot of time taking "respect" constructions out of scientific papers when it refers to comparisons...
4 hrs
Thanks, Neil :-)
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45 mins

as compared to those recorded..., the increase in imports has been

Your sentence
Entire sentence: "Así, mientras las exportaciones crecen un 13,05 por ciento respecto a las registradas en 2009, las importaciones lo hacen en un 13,76 por ciento en el mismo periodo."
"Thus, while exports have increased 13.05 per cent as compared to those recorded in 2009, the increase in imports for the same period has been 13.76 per cent.
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