Supplies extremely limited

English translation: There are few remaining in stock.

22:57 Jul 7, 2008

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English term or phrase: Supplies extremely limited

XXX Label Printer

***Supplies extremely limited ***

This phrase is among the characteristics and advantages of a label printer. I don´t have the whole text, just the parts which need translation into Spanish, so I can´t offer more context that this.

Could you please reword it, so I can check whether I´m understanding it´s meaning?

The source text was no written by a native speaker, and I´m afraid it doesn´t mean what he/she thinks it means.

Marina Soldati KudoZ activity Questions: 421 (none open) (29 closed without grading) Answers: 4276 Argentina
Local time: 16:52

Selected answer:There are few remaining in stock.

Explanation:
Without context, I think there is little room for other translation.

Selected response from:

Jason Kang
Canada
Local time: 12:52

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Thanks so much for your help and your time.
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4 +6

There are few remaining in stock.

Jason Kang

4 +1

I think it's phrased correctly...

Lizandra da Silva

Discussion entries: 3

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

supplies extremely limited

There are few remaining in stock.

Explanation:
Without context, I think there is little room for other translation.

Jason Kang
Canada
Local time: 12:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Korean
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks so much for your help and your time.

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

supplies extremely limited I think it's phrased correctly...

Explanation:
The term "supply" also means ink cartridges and paper sheets for a printer, so I think this is correct.
As I understood, this segment means that the ink level is really low, almost at its end...

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Note added at 27 mins (2008-07-07 23:25:29 GMT)
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Hi, Marina. Thanks for the clarification.
Maybe this should be "Supplies extremely UNlimited"? This could be a typo.
With unlimited instead of limited, it would mean the printer provides unlimited resources for printing services. That would make sense.
But with the word "limited" in it, I'm out of ideas... Sorry.

Lizandra da Silva
Brazil
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Portuguese

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