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Oct 27, 2003 14:08
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Spanish term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
bis
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Law
Capítulo III bis de la Ley Federal del Trabajo
This word is also attached to apartment numbers. It must be in some dictionary somewhere!
This word is also attached to apartment numbers. It must be in some dictionary somewhere!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +9 | bis |
Alicia Jordá
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| 5 +3 | TItle III a OR A |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 5 | significa repetición, te remite a la letra anterior |
Alicia Jordá
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Proposed translations
+9
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Alicia Jordá
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bis
yo lo dejaría como está, es un latinismo
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Do you have any idea what "bis" means in Latin?"
+3
3 mins
TItle III a OR A
:)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Andy Watkinson
: Totally agree. If the asker enters a search for "Title I, II, III, IV etc + a", hundreds of examples are shown......
9 mins
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| agree |
SpanTran
: I think it should be III A, whereas it is common in Spanish, I have never seen "chapter III bis" in English.
49 mins
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| agree |
J. Leo (X)
: Me neither J., esp. US English. About the apts.: I've only seen this in FR, ES & BE on buildings, not only apt. buildings. If it also applies to apts. within an apt. building having a bis, then the possibility of two 'bises' in your address exists, no?
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Alicia Jordá
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TURN TO THE REAL TRANSLATION
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significa repetición, te remite a la letra anterior
saludos
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