contador eléctrico

English translation: electric meter

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Spanish term or phrase:contador eléctrico
English translation:electric meter
Entered by: Fernando Muela Sopeña

10:48 May 27, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: contador eléctrico
electricidad
Cristina Laredo
electric meter
Explanation:
Aquí tienes unas referencias:

that mysterious electric meter - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Reading your electric meter is a good way to know how much you're spending on electricity.
Here in the Tennessee Valley our residential rates are among the ...
www.energyright.com/meter/meter.htm - 6k - En caché - Páginas similares

Manage your electric usage - SMUD information - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Your electric meter measures the amount of electricity you purchased
from SMUD, and that usage is shown on your monthly bill. ...
www.smud.org/meter/ - 27k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 19:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7electric meter
Fernando Muela Sopeña
4 -1electric hourmeter
Antonio Criado Maeso
4 -1electricity meter - Canada and UK
Victoria Barkoff


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
electric hourmeter


Explanation:
Regards

Antonio Criado Maeso
Spain
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  John Kinory (X): No such thing
31 mins
  -> There is hourmeter, but it means something different... My mistake
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
electric meter


Explanation:
Aquí tienes unas referencias:

that mysterious electric meter - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Reading your electric meter is a good way to know how much you're spending on electricity.
Here in the Tennessee Valley our residential rates are among the ...
www.energyright.com/meter/meter.htm - 6k - En caché - Páginas similares

Manage your electric usage - SMUD information - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Your electric meter measures the amount of electricity you purchased
from SMUD, and that usage is shown on your monthly bill. ...
www.smud.org/meter/ - 27k - En caché - Páginas similares

Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 251

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor: the electric company comes to my house once a month to read "the meter"
15 mins

agree  John Kinory (X)
30 mins

agree  Paul Stevens
1 hr

agree  Robert INGLEDEW: Sí, electric meter.
1 hr

agree  María Eugenia García
1 hr

agree  BBW,linguist (X)
1 hr

agree  jerrie
1 hr
  -> Thanks to all and everyone
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
electricity meter - Canada and UK


Explanation:
-I live in canada
also 6800 hits on Google

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Note added at 2002-05-27 13:25:39 (GMT)
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Yes, electric meter in the US.

Victoria Barkoff
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  John Kinory (X): Electric meter or electricity meter in the UK
1 hr
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