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Telephone area code

Spanish translation: Código de área/ LADA en México

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English term or phrase:Telephone area code
Spanish translation:Código de área/ LADA en México
Entered by: Julio Torres

21:13 Mar 22, 2005
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Telephone area code
¿No es la lada?

I could have sworn that is what they call the area code in Mexico
yolanda Speece
Local time: 20:42
código de área / Lada (en México)
Explanation:
Lada = Larga distancia automática
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Julio Torres
Mexico
Local time: 19:42
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7código de área / Lada (en México)
Julio Torres
5 +2prefijo telefonico
Jessie Leon
4código de área
Margarita M. Martínez


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
telephone area code
código de área / Lada (en México)


Explanation:
Lada = Larga distancia automática


Julio Torres
Mexico
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 96

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paola C.: código de área (Argentina)
2 mins
  -> Gracias Paola =)
agree  Adriana de Groote: Código de área creo que se entiende en todos lados, LADA yo nunca lo había oído antes, así es que es algo más que aprendí hoy.
1 hr
  -> Gracias Adriana =) LADA es algo muy particular de México.
agree  sym: Yo tampoco había oído nunca 'lada'
3 hrs
  -> Gracias sym =) Viene a ser como una marca particular.
agree  RebeW
4 hrs
  -> Gracias RebeW =9
agree  Maria Boschero
4 hrs
  -> Gracias Maria =)
agree  Frances Lake
16 hrs
  -> Gracias Frances =)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Gracias Cecilia =)
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
telephone area code
código de área


Explanation:
Es como siempre lo he conocido y como lo he escuchado de personas de distintas partes del mundo hablando español...

Saludos,

Margarita

Margarita M. Martínez
Local time: 22:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 59
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
telephone area code
prefijo telefonico


Explanation:
otra opción

Jessie Leon
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carmen Álvarez: Los españoles no tenemos ni idea de lo que es "lada", pero el prefijo es un par de números que varían en cada provincia y son específicos. Saludos :)
3 hrs
  -> exacto, Carmen, no nos aclararía nada, pero depende del destinatario de la traducción. Gracias :)
agree  Frances Lake
15 hrs
  -> Gracias, Frances
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