Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Es decir
English translation:
In other words; That is
Spanish term
United States
25 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
Es decir
It's the translation of a financial document from Venezuela.
Here are the phrases:
(es decir, bajo la modalidad de que el pago de intereses se realiza junto con el pago del capital en la fecha vencimiento de los títulos) o la modalidad de un período de gracia para el pago de intereses
(es decir, bajo la modalidad de que el pago de intereses se realiza antes del pago del capital y antes de la fecha vencimiento de los títulos, pero luego de transcurrido un lapso de tiempo contado a partir de la fecha de emisión de los títulos)
I think the right translation will be "That is to say". What do you think?
| 4 +6 | In other words; That is |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Lisa McCarthy
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Gabriella Bertelmann
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liz askew
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Jun 16, 2011 14:57: Lydia De Jorge changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jun 30, 2011 04:09: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Jun 30, 2011 04:09: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Non-PRO (3): James A. Walsh, Jaime Hyland, Lydia De Jorge
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Proposed translations
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
In other words; That is
Mike
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MedTrans&More
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Thank you, MedTrans&More - Mike
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Henry Hinds
: I usually use "that is...".
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Thank you, Henry - I vary it - Mike
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Victoria Frazier
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Thank you, Victoria - Mike
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Edward Tully
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Thank you, Edward - Mike
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Richard Hill
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Thank you, rich11 - Mike :)
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Eileen Banks
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Thank you, Eileen - Mike
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Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
i.e.
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i.e.
abbreviation for
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) id est
[Latin: that is (to say); in other words]
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/i.e.
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Lydia De Jorge
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Thanks, Lydia :)
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MPGS
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Thanks, MPGS :)
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James A. Walsh
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Thanks, James :)
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Richard Boulter
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Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German, French to English, and 5 more.
that is to say
Reference comments
sometimes I use namely for "es decir"
namely > es decir, a saber, o sea. Click to see related KudoZ question. One translation of the English term namely in Spanish is es decir, a saber, o sea. ...
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Lydia De Jorge
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lorenab23
: Yes, for contracts this is the best option
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