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Spanish translation: ...juntas representan menos del...


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English term or phrase:add up to less
Spanish translation:...juntas representan menos del...
Entered by: German Trentini
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22:08 Jun 6, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: add up to less
For the year 2004 in particular, total public investment in the electricity sector was around $US 20million which was matched by another $US20 million from private sources. Those two figures **add up to less** than 0.5% of Bolivia’s GDP in 2004.
German Trentini
Local time: 12:39
...juntas representan menos del...
Explanation:
Esas dos cifras juntas representan menos del 0,5 % del producto bruto interno...
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ael
United States
Local time: 10:39
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7...juntas representan menos del...ael
5 +3la suma de esas dos cifras representa menos del ...
Cecilia Ibarguren
5 +1suman menos del
Henry Hinds
4 +1no alcanzan/llegan a sumar ni el 0,5%...
Darío
4sumadas, constituyen menos del...
Eduardo Zarate
4suponen menos del (0,5%...)
Juan González


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
suponen menos del (0,5%...)


Explanation:
'Add up' sería la suma de las dos cifras anteriores, indicaría que la suma de éstas es menor que el 0,5% del Producto Interior Bruto de Bolivia.

Saludos!
Juan

Juan González
Spain
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sumadas, constituyen menos del...


Explanation:
o "combinadas, representan menos del..."

Eduardo Zarate
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
...juntas representan menos del...


Explanation:
Esas dos cifras juntas representan menos del 0,5 % del producto bruto interno...

ael
United States
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar: Yo eliminaría "juntas".
10 mins
  -> Es que no sé si entonces quedaría perfectamente claro que uno se refiere al total. Gracias por la observación de todas formas. Me he quedado pensando en otras opciones.

agree  Patricia Pliego
35 mins
  -> Gracias, Patricia.

agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
43 mins
  -> Gracias, Patricia.

agree  Terry Burgess
45 mins
  -> Gracias, Terry.

agree  Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Rosa.

agree  Tomás Cano Binder, CT
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Tomás.

agree  Aurelia TDF
3 days19 hrs
  -> Gracias, Aurelia.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
la suma de esas dos cifras representa menos del ...


Explanation:
Otra opción

Cecilia Ibarguren
Argentina
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GoodWords: Me parece la opción más propia del idioma español.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, GoodWords!

agree  bcsantos
11 hrs
  -> Gracias, bcsantos!

agree  Aurelia TDF
3 days18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
suman menos del


Explanation:
...0,5% ó 0.5%

Henry Hinds
Local time: 09:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jorge Altamirano
28 mins
  -> Gracias, Jorge.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
no alcanzan/llegan a sumar ni el 0,5%...


Explanation:
Otra manera de decir lo mismo... :-)

Darío
Spain
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ael: Esta opción me gusta también. Suena muy natural.
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, ael. :-)
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