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2 X the amount of

Spanish translation: El doble de...

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English term or phrase:2 X the amount of
Spanish translation:El doble de...
Entered by: Débora Corones

21:14 Feb 21, 2021
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: 2 X the amount of
Hola a todos...

¿Me ayudan con esta estructura? No recuerdo ni encuentro el significado de la "x"... ¿"veces"?

2 X the amount of women will experience incontinence than men.

Gracias

Débo
Débora Corones
Local time: 23:37
El doble de...
Explanation:
Sí, es "veces", aunque aquí se podría usar "doble". "El doble de mujeres que hombres sufrirán incontinencia".
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Marcos Carou Balado
Spain
Local time: 04:37
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4El doble de...
Marcos Carou Balado
5 +1El doble de mujeres
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4 +1dos veces más
Víctor Zamorano
4el doble de
Merab Dekano
4tendran incontinencia 2 veces mas mujeres que hombres
Alejandra Vallespir
3duplican a
Wordrow (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
El doble de...


Explanation:
Sí, es "veces", aunque aquí se podría usar "doble". "El doble de mujeres que hombres sufrirán incontinencia".

Marcos Carou Balado
Spain
Local time: 04:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: ¡El más rápido!
24 mins
agree  Mónica Algazi
56 mins
agree  Mercedes Cano
14 hrs
agree  Paulo Gasques
1 day 6 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
El doble de mujeres


Explanation:
Dos veces la cantidad de mujeres

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wordrow (X)
12 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
2 x the amount of
el doble de


Explanation:
Suerte.

Merab Dekano
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dos veces más


Explanation:
Por darte otra opción...

Víctor Zamorano
Spain
Local time: 04:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Ashby: Like you say in the discussion, if the numeral "2" has to be in the translation, then this works best.
13 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
2 x the amount of
duplican a


Explanation:
They double the number of men that; duplican a los hombres que

Wordrow (X)
United States
Local time: 22:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tendran incontinencia 2 veces mas mujeres que hombres


Explanation:
Hola.
Si necesitas que quede el numero 2 escrito en numero, inverti la frase. Queda mejor escrito:: tendran incontinecia 2 veces mas mujeres que hombres, que al reves.

Alejandra Vallespir
Argentina
Local time: 23:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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