2h30'

Spanish translation: 2 h 30 min

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English term or phrase:	2h30'
Spanish translation:	2 h 30 min
Entered by:	Gloria Cifuentes Dowling

14:45 Feb 7, 2012

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Science - Botany / Plant genomics

English term or phrase: 2h30'

The context reads as follows:

"The poliploidy event calculator we developed is able to sift through all possible X combinations in 2h30', and through all possible Y combinations in 7h45' approx.".

In Spanish, should you leave a space between "2" and "h"? And a space between "h" and "30"? If so, should it be normal spaces or non-breaking spaces? TIA!

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Local time: 01:22

2 h 30 min

Explanation:
Lo correcto es utilizar la expresión "min" en lugar del apóstrofe para indicar los minutos, y con un espacio entre las cifras y las abreviaturas.

http://www.fundeu.es/consultas-H-horas-minutos-y-segundos-86...

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Note added at 14 mins (2012-02-07 14:59:50 GMT)
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Existen normas que indican que debe ir un espacio entre el número y la unidad, como dice Alistair. No es a gusto de cada quien. Además las unidades no se indican con plural. Es decir, basta hablar de "h" para indicar que se trata de la unidad hora u horas. La cifra indicará si se trata de una hora o de varias horas.

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Gloria Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 19:22

Grading comment

Thanks a lot, Gloria.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

opciones

Yaotl Altan

4 +3

2 h 30 min

Gloria Cifuentes Dowling

2h 30'

slothm

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

opciones

Explanation:
2h 30m
2 hs 30 min
2 horas y 30 minutos

Se usan las 3 según el gusto de cada quien.

Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 19

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

2 h 30 min

Gloria Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 19:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks a lot, Gloria.

21 hrs confidence:

2h 30'

Explanation:
El formato 2h 30' 00'' es correcto y de uso, no creo que debamos modificarlo. Espacio entre las horas, los minutos y los segundos ya que son expresiones distintas.
El autor seguramente va a levantar una ceja cuando vea un cambio de formato.

slothm
Local time: 20:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 42

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