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pagar en comercios adheridos

English translation: pay at participating merchants


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Spanish term or phrase:pagar en comercios adheridos
English translation:pay at participating merchants
Entered by: Jenni Lukac
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18:38 Jun 30, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / BANK
Spanish term or phrase: pagar en comercios adheridos
Usted puede pagar sus cuentas en comercios adheridos a nuestro servicio
penelope cruz
pay through affiliate businesses
Explanation:
Without more context, I would translate it this way. If they are shops/stores, "at "affiliated shops/stores."
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 09:48
Grading comment
Thank you all! With all your help I finally found a phrase that I think is the most accurate one: "pay at participating merchants"
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1pay through affiliate businesses
Jenni Lukac
4pay at merchant outlets
laverdad
4You can pay your accounts in businesses participating in our service.xxxFVS
3pay through participating outletsTatty


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pay through affiliate businesses


Explanation:
Without more context, I would translate it this way. If they are shops/stores, "at "affiliated shops/stores."

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 09:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you all! With all your help I finally found a phrase that I think is the most accurate one: "pay at participating merchants"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  moken: :O)
2 mins
  -> Greetings and thanks, Álvaro.
neutral  John Rynne: the proper term in the card business is "merchants", regardless of what is being sold. (http://www.salon.com/news/politics/us_senate/index.html?stor...
1 hr
  -> I agree with you that "merchants" would also work, if products rather than services are being paid for.
neutral  xxxFVS: affiliate is wrong here. It suggests an ownership link
4 hrs
  -> Not necessarily (at least in American English) but more specific information would certainly be useful to determine the most adequate term.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You can pay your accounts in businesses participating in our service.


Explanation:
businesses, merchants, shops, etc. depends on the context. Participating in our service I think is the nub of the answer.

xxxFVS
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pay through participating outlets


Explanation:
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Tatty
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Local time: 09:48
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pay at merchant outlets


Explanation:
Saludos


    Reference: http://bancaja.es/ING/corporativa/prensa/fichanoticia.aspx?i...
    Reference: http://www.cms.miamidiario.com/noticias/bancaja/umh/cargeta/...
laverdad
Local time: 13:18
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Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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