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cost anything from about

Spanish translation: costar desde tan sólo ... hasta más de ...


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14:26 Dec 5, 2011
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Dairy / report card
English term or phrase: cost anything from about
The whole sentence is: these products, which can cost anything from about £20 to over £8.000...
My attempt: estos productos que pueden costar desde 20 hasta más de 8000 libras
Thanks
carolina579
Local time: 12:23
Spanish translation:costar desde tan sólo ... hasta más de ...
Explanation:
Your option is OK, you may just add "tan sólo" to covey the emphasis given by using "anything from" in the English original to remark how wide the range is.
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Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 17:23
Grading comment
Thank you!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2costar desde tan sólo ... hasta más de ...
Daniel Frisano Paulon
5 +1cuyos precios oscilan entre
Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cuyos precios oscilan entre


Explanation:
Así lo diría yo.
¡Saludos!

Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
Local time: 12:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  isabel murillo
1 hr
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
costar desde tan sólo ... hasta más de ...


Explanation:
Your option is OK, you may just add "tan sólo" to covey the emphasis given by using "anything from" in the English original to remark how wide the range is.

Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 17:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian
Grading comment
Thank you!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jaime Oriard
1 hr

agree  Noni Gilbert: Sí: "que pueden costar...."
4 hrs
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