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mio.

English translation: billion


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Spanish term or phrase:mio.
English translation:billion
Entered by: P Forgas
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
Spanish term or phrase: mio.
...con una inversión de USD 8,0 mio.
Katherine Matles
Spain
Local time: 08:12
billion
Explanation:
Mio. es millardo o mil millones.

mira esta página:
www.mx.novartis.com/novartiswm/ nuestras_finanzas/RES_000C.PDF

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ay, aya ay que me parece que 8 mil millones de dólares es muuuuy muuuucho!
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P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 05:12
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4 +3billion
P Forgas
5millionpeterinmadrid


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
billion


Explanation:
Mio. es millardo o mil millones.

mira esta página:
www.mx.novartis.com/novartiswm/ nuestras_finanzas/RES_000C.PDF

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Note added at 2003-01-27 04:30:09 (GMT)
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ay, aya ay que me parece que 8 mil millones de dólares es muuuuy muuuucho!

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1173
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agree  Rowan Morrell
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agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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1552 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
million


Explanation:
I am doing a translation (from Spain) in which this abbreviation appears. 13.8 billion to build a silo for storing concrete seems a bit excessive.

peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 01:12
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