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recibo de luz

English translation: electricity bill


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Spanish term or phrase:recibo de luz
English translation:electricity bill
Entered by: carlapaoloni
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13:42 Sep 7, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Region (source): Spanish (Mexico)
Region (target): English (United States)
Spanish term or phrase: recibo de luz
I don't know which would be the accurate translation for "recibo de luz"?
Laura Luna
Local time: 23:05
electricity bill
Explanation:
Electricity Bill - [ Traduzca esta página ]
www.darvill.clara.net/hotpots/ks4elecbill1.htm

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Cheaper gas bills Cheapeest electricity bills lower household ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Cheaper gas bills Cheaper electricity bills lower bills reduce gas bill reduce
electricity bill. By County. Web application design and development ...
www.ukpower.co.uk/cheaper-saving-cost-gas-electricity
Pay your Electricity Bills Online - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Pay Your Electricity Bills Online. To know the Electricity Details Click on the
... Pay Your Bills Online. Earlier known as the Central East Electricity ...
delhigovt.nic.in/bijli.asp
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carlapaoloni
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5 +17electricity billcarlapaoloni
5 +8electric bill or light bill
PTLtda
4 +7Electricity bill
María Teresa Taylor Oliver


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +17
electricity bill


Explanation:
Electricity Bill - [ Traduzca esta página ]
www.darvill.clara.net/hotpots/ks4elecbill1.htm

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-09-07 13:51:30 GMT)
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Cheaper gas bills Cheapeest electricity bills lower household ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Cheaper gas bills Cheaper electricity bills lower bills reduce gas bill reduce
electricity bill. By County. Web application design and development ...
www.ukpower.co.uk/cheaper-saving-cost-gas-electricity
Pay your Electricity Bills Online - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Pay Your Electricity Bills Online. To know the Electricity Details Click on the
... Pay Your Bills Online. Earlier known as the Central East Electricity ...
delhigovt.nic.in/bijli.asp

carlapaoloni
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Mercedes Lizé
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agree  ojinaga
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agree  Xenia Wong
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agree  Jorge Rodrigues
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agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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agree  maryel: uno para vos y otro para Tere....
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agree  Nikki Graham
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agree  xxxj.cordeiro
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agree  Marsha Wilkie: Debiera ser 'cuenta de luz' (agua teléfono, etc.), pero aquí en Colombia la mayoría usamos 'recibo de...'
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Marsha, en Argentina también le decimos "recibo de" o "factura de"
agree  gimenabo08: I totally agree
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agree  MPGS: :) ... :)
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agree  Paula Sáenz
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Electricity bill


Explanation:
Are they referring to this, perhaps?

In Panama is common to say "luz" instead of "electricidad", so...

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-09-07 13:52:17 GMT)
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I've seen "electric bill", but that doesn't sound right to me, it should be "electricity"...


[PDF] www.WattsNewCT.com
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Changes on Your Electric Bill. Call Toll Free For Questions on Electric ...
Cambios en su Recibo de Luz. Llame Sin Costo Para Solicitar Información ...
www.cl-p.com/clpcommon/pdfs/companyinfo/publications/Wattsn... - Similar pages

[PDF] EvenStart brochure2
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
proof of residence (electric bill, apt. lease, mortgage. papers, etc.) ...
prueba de residencia (recibo de luz, contrato de apartamento, ...
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[PDF] Tous les services pour gérer vos comptes au quotidien
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France (rent receipt, electricity, gas or. telephone bill) or non-resident (if
necessary, ... alquiler, recibo de luz, gas o teléfono fijo) ...
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 21:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anabel Martínez
1 min
  -> Gracias, Anabel :)
agree  Xenia Wong
17 mins
agree  translatol: But colloquially 'electric bill' is also used.
17 mins
agree  Jorge Rodrigues
21 mins
agree  maryel: En Arg. decimos lo mismo que en Panamá. Un voto para vos y otro para carlapaollini!
37 mins
agree  Clare Macnamara
1 hr
agree  MPGS: :) ... :)
3 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
electric bill or light bill


Explanation:
either of those are typically used terms.

PTLtda
Colombia
Local time: 21:05
Works in field

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds
11 mins
  -> thanks henry.
agree  Marian Greenfield: if for the U.S. light bill informally, electric bill formally
34 mins
  -> thank you marian.
agree  marybro: electric bill or utility bill
53 mins
  -> thank you mary.
agree  bigedsenior
2 hrs
  -> thanks big ed.
agree  xxxtazdog
2 hrs
  -> thanks cindy.
agree  Satto (Roberto)
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  -> thanks rob.
agree  MPGS: :)
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  -> thank you.
agree  Bonita Mc Donald
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