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16:36 Apr 4, 2018 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Mathematics & Statistics / Statistical information | |||||||
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4 +1 | pre-cooked food items (97%) |
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4 +1 | Pre-cooked foods at 97% |
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pre-cooked food items (97%) Explanation: If I were translating this text, I would personally prefer to place the figures in brackets rather than disrupting the flow of the sentence with commas. Although the percentages contribute important information, the sentence would still be grammatically correct should they be removed. This makes them an ideal candidate to be placed within brackets. I would also refrain from using any sort of preposition before the figure. |
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Pre-cooked foods at 97% Explanation: Precooked may not need a hyphen. I normally use "at" for percentages like this. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 54 mins (2018-04-04 17:30:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://context.reverso.net/traduzione/inglese-spagnolo/at 90... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 55 mins (2018-04-04 17:31:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://context.reverso.net/traduccion/ingles-espanol/at 90% -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2018-04-05 15:48:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- NB: As the comments from our colleagues below illustrate, some people prefer not to use a preposition at all. Phil sees no need for inserting "a word", which may be the case in certain contexts. Tom is more used to seeing a simple, whereas Giles suggests using brackets to avoid what he perceived as unnecessary. So, there you go. I prefer to take each case on its own merits and I stand by my suggestion as "at" as frequent collocation with percentages. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2018-04-05 15:49:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As the comments from our colleagues below illustrate, some people prefer not to use a preposition at all. Phil sees no need for inserting "a word", which may be the case in certain contexts. Tom is more used to seeing a simple, whereas Giles suggests using brackets to avoid what he perceived as unnecessary. So, there you go. I prefer to take each case on its own merits and I stand by my suggestion as "at" as frequent collocation with percentages. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2018-04-05 15:49:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- For example, in scientific texts you might see something like this: "chemical mixture at 50% stock and a diluted drinking water mixture at 1 % stock..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2018-04-05 15:55:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- PS: Callum's suggestion works nicely in the query context, in fact I now prefer it to my own solution, although I'd still say that "at" is the collocation most frequently found with percentages. |
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