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were too short at

Spanish translation: se quedó corto

08:49 Mar 14, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Economics
English term or phrase: were too short at
when retail prices paid by consumere were too short at EUR XX to cover the record revenues in the generation activities due to historically high wholesale prices.

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bernar3
Local time: 00:21
Spanish translation:se quedó corto
Explanation:
...cuando el precio al por menor de xxx se quedó corto para cubrir....
Es lo que entiendo - las cantidades tendrían que orientarte en cuanto a si es así o no.

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patricia scott
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5por debajo
gonzalo plaza
4 +1se quedó corto
patricia scott


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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
por debajo


Explanation:
Siguiendo la explicación del mercado de la energía realizada por Jonh, la frase cobra sentido, y ésta podría quedar así.
"...cuando los precios al por menor pagados por los consimidores estaban XXX euros por debajo para cubrir los ingresos récord del sector de la energía debidos a los, históricamente altos, precios al por mayor .

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
se quedó corto


Explanation:
...cuando el precio al por menor de xxx se quedó corto para cubrir....
Es lo que entiendo - las cantidades tendrían que orientarte en cuanto a si es así o no.

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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2007-03-15 13:06:34 GMT) Post-grading
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Muchas gracias. Saludos.

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 00:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos por las explicaciones

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