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Spanish translation: mil millones

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English term or phrase:	billion
Spanish translation:	mil millones
Entered by:	Carmen Riadi

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15:35 Nov 11, 2005

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English term or phrase: billion

es un informe económico anual de una empresa alemana. la pregunta es si debo traducir billion del modo US, con 10 a la 9 (mil millones) o del modo UK con 10 a la 12 (billón). no tengo mas datos que que la cia es alemana.

Lorena Carassai KudoZ activity Questions: 27 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 1
Local time: 16:15

mil millones

Explanation:
En español se usa más "mil millones" que "billón"

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Carmen Riadi
Local time: 14:15

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4 +6	mil millones	Carmen Riadi
4 +2	billón	Stephen McCann
4	mil millones	Jose Varas

Discussion entries: 7

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

billón

Explanation:
Según tengo entendido, los alemanes cuando dicen billion se refieren a lo que es un billón en español, un uno con doce ceros. Cuando es un billón US dicen "milliarde"

Stephen McCann
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

mil millones

Explanation:
En español se usa más "mil millones" que "billón"

Carmen Riadi
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 14

Grading comment

agree

16 mins confidence:

mil millones

Explanation:
la cibra de un billón (un millón de millones) es tan estratosférica a nivel de facturación, ventas o beneficios que dudo sea la empleada. Ninguna empresa vende un billón de euros/dólares al año. Los alemanes deben, a mi juicio, haber usado la expresión billion tal como lo hacen en estados unidos.

Jose Varas
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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