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"18 años de edad o más"

English translation: 18 years of age or over


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Spanish term or phrase:18 años de edad o más
English translation:18 years of age or over
Entered by: Taña Dalglish
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16:54 Jan 24, 2012
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Spanish term or phrase: "18 años de edad o más"
Hola de nuevo!
En el contexto: "Se entrevista a personas de 18 años de edad o más que vivan en la ciudad". ¿Cómo queda el "o más"?

Muchas gracias!
Abraal
Local time: 01:32
18 years of age or over
Explanation:
One of many possible interpretations/wording:

See previous entry:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/law_general/226...
English term or phrase: person 18 or over
Spanish translation: persona de 18 años de edad o más



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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-24 17:03:57 GMT)
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Observation: I agree that generally we would say "and over", but in trying to be true to the text "o", I used "or". "And", I believe is more common.

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Note added at 5 days (2012-01-30 12:55:16 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Abraal.
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 00:32
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por la ayuda!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +718 years of age or over
Taña Dalglish
5 +518 years and over
fionn
5 +218 years or olderPenelope Casanova
4 +218 years of age AND overEllen Kraus
5people over 18, or people aged 18 or over who......AD27


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
18 years and over


Explanation:
eso

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-01-24 17:00:00 GMT)
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"...weighted percentages of adults aged 18 years and over with unknown health information: National Health Interview Survey..."
"Comprises 3000 interviews with persons aged 18 years and over."
(http://www.srcentre.com.au/pophealth.html)


fionn
Mexico
Local time: 00:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Alberto
2 mins
agree  Laurel Clausen
2 mins
agree  Beta Cummins
3 mins
agree  ormiston: you should add 'aged' to the suggested translation
5 mins
agree  Simon Bruni: with Ormiston: "aged 18 years or over" (otherwise it's a bit informal). On another note, is this really a professional translation question?
12 mins
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: I agree with Simon.
7 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
18 years or older


Explanation:
Según mi experiencia, suena mucho más natural. Por lo menos en Inglés de Estados Unidos.

Penelope Casanova
Mexico
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
1 hr
agree  Gloria Scaroni: término natural y más usado
4 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
18 years of age AND over


Explanation:
I would say

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Note added at 2 Stunden (2012-01-24 19:02:57 GMT)
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Products - Health United States - Health Risk Factorswww.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/healthrisk.htmIm 16 Feb 2011 – Lifetime alcohol drinking status among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 ...


Ellen Kraus
Local time: 07:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra
19 mins
  -> thank you, Marian !
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Yes!
7 hrs
  -> thank you, Muriel !
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
\"18 años de edad o más\"
people over 18, or people aged 18 or over who......


Explanation:
just another two options for you :-)

AD27
Local time: 05:32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: 'people over 18' is not the same as 'people aged 18 or over'.
3 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
18 years of age or over


Explanation:
One of many possible interpretations/wording:

See previous entry:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/law_general/226...
English term or phrase: person 18 or over
Spanish translation: persona de 18 años de edad o más



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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-24 17:03:57 GMT)
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Observation: I agree that generally we would say "and over", but in trying to be true to the text "o", I used "or". "And", I believe is more common.

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Note added at 5 days (2012-01-30 12:55:16 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Abraal.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por la ayuda!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh: http://tinyurl.com/7r32wtg there's actually about 2 million less hits for "and" :)
57 mins
  -> Thanks JAWS. Good to know. What I thought was more important is to translate "o" as is. Besos!
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal: Saludos Taña :)
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Claudia. ¡Saludos y besos!
agree  Trudy Peters
1 hr
  -> Thank you Trudy.
agree  eski: On the button; un abrazo, Inspector. eski :))
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Dodger. Abrazos.
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
  -> Thank you so much Muriel. Enjoy the rest of your week. Abrazos.
agree  Robert Copeland
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Robert. Saludos.
agree  liz askew: "...or..." spot on!
3 days1 hr
  -> Thank you so much Liz. Have a good weekend! Abrazos.
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Voters for reclassification
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (3): Laurel Clausen, Simon Bruni, James A. Walsh


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Changes made by editors
Jan 30 - Changes made by Taña Dalglish:
Edited KOG entryTaña Dalglish's old entry - "\"18 años de edad o más\"" => "18 years of age or over"
Jan 30 - Changes made by Taña Dalglish:
Edited KOG entryAbraal's old entry - "\"18 años de edad o más\"" => "18 years of age or over"
Jan 24 - Changes made by James A. Walsh:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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