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Periodo de 11 meses terminado el 31 de mayo del 2009

English translation: 11 months period ending on the 31st of May 2009


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19:39 Sep 1, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Finance (general)
Spanish term or phrase: Periodo de 11 meses terminado el 31 de mayo del 2009
Refers to a financial statement.
jackiesan
Local time: 13:46
English translation:11 months period ending on the 31st of May 2009
Explanation:
I am currently working on a lot of financial statements and this has come up a lot

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Note added at 2 mins (2009-09-01 19:42:19 GMT)
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Sorry...made a mistake...it shoulc be 11 month period
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Carla Catolino
Italy
Local time: 18:46
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +811-month period ended May 31st 2009patinba
5 +211 months period ending on the 31st of May 2009
Carla Catolino
411 month period ended on may the 31st 2009
Ignacio sanchez
4in the 11 months to 31 May 2009xxxmediamatrix


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
11 months period ending on the 31st of May 2009


Explanation:
I am currently working on a lot of financial statements and this has come up a lot

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Note added at 2 mins (2009-09-01 19:42:19 GMT)
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Sorry...made a mistake...it shoulc be 11 month period

Carla Catolino
Italy
Local time: 18:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Ramsey: Yes, 11-month period ending......
2 mins
  -> Thank you Ruth!
agree  kleiner Kater: Yup. 11-month period.
2 mins
  -> Thanks Kleiner!
disagree  Richard Cadena: It should be "11 month period ended May 31, 2009". Month functions as an adjective and, therefore, is singular in this case.
2 hrs
  -> The use of ended/ending is subjective in this case so both could be considered correct!
agree  argosys: Same comment as Ruth above.
14 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
11 month period ended on may the 31st 2009


Explanation:
you can say 31st but it is more formal to add "the" and you definitely need "on"

Ignacio sanchez
Spain
Local time: 18:46
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. Great response.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Cadena: eliminate the preposition "on" and the article "the", and it will be fine for accounting purposes.
1 hr
neutral  xxxmediamatrix: 'May' in English, with upper-case M.
5 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in the 11 months to 31 May 2009


Explanation:
It is common in English to drop 'period', since '11 months' is obviously a period. There's no need for 'end/ended/ending' either - 'to' is quite sufficient. The date format depends on the target country - my answer is UK-OK.

Pre-Close Period Trading Statement for the 11 months ended 30 June ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
Actions to lower the cost base continue with restructuring actions from continuing operations in the 11 months to 30 June 2009 expected to deliver cost ...
www.wolseley.com/en/media.../27-July-2009.aspx - En caché - SimilaresUnited Kingdom - Chinese furniture imports continue to rise ...
30 Ene 2009 ... In total, China exported about £15bn worth of furniture in the 11 months to November 2008, much of which went to the US where sales climbed ...
www.infurma.es/en/novedades/.../8165.en.html - En caché - SimilaresVice Premier urges SOEs to contribute more in economic growth ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
26 Dec 2008 ... profits of SOEs which are supervised by provincial state assets watchdogs dropped 12.3 percent in the 11 months to November this year. ...
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/.../6562237.html - En caché - Similares

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 14:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for responding.

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
11-month period ended May 31st 2009


Explanation:
Accountants are picky about this. Past periods "ended" future periods "ending".

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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2009-09-03 13:49:27 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi there Jacqui! How are you doing? yes I did receive your second e-mail thank-you, on the day I left for vacation.

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 14:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 528
Notes to answerer
Asker: Good response, as always. By the way did you receive my e-mail?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia De Jorge: Yep. Key word is ended (past).
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Jessica! Yes, it would be right in normal text, but if financial statements are involved, they follow certain conventions, and exclude the "that". Lydia, as you can see, the system is having a bad day, and places replies where it feels like.
agree  ELIZABETH OROZC: Yes! Because the period already ended. Ending is used for example, the 11-month period ending May 31, 2010.
7 mins
  -> Exactly. Thanks, Elizabeth!
agree  Jessica Noyes: Yes, but I would say "that ended"
21 mins
  -> Thanks, Jessica!
agree  Travelin Ann: agree, although 31 rather than 31st
31 mins
  -> Yes. Thanks!
agree  cmwilliams
37 mins
  -> Thank-you!
agree  Richard Cadena: This is perfect. There is no preposition between the word "ended" and the next word which is the corresponding month.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Richard!
agree  marybro
14 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Louise Souter
19 hrs
  -> Thanks Louise! Unfortunately the asker has chosen a reply containing two errors :(
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