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06:12 Oct 13, 2000 |
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO] Bus/Financial | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Maria Local time: 02:29 | ||||||
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na +1 | Oh-oh! |
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na | creation of employment |
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na | job creation |
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na | See below |
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na | Generation of employment |
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na | measures for creating more jobs |
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na | measures for creating more jobs |
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na | creation |
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creation of employment Explanation: none |
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job creation Explanation: I think this is more what we tend to say. |
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See below Explanation: Medidas para elevar la generacion de empleo = Measurements to generate higher employment Saludos. Maria ;o) |
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Generation of employment Explanation: Either generation or creation as suggested in first answer "Measures to increase the generation/creation of employment" or simply "measures to create more employment" |
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measures for creating more jobs Explanation: in the context of *actions*, medidas = measures. [Note: From Termium: measurement s CORRECT DEF - Set of operations having the object of determining a value of a quantity.] Reference: http://www.termium.com |
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measures for creating more jobs Explanation: in the context of *actions* for rectifying a situation, medidas = measures. [Note: From Termium: measurement s CORRECT DEF - Set of operations having the object of determining a value of a quantity.] Reference: http://www.termium.com |
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creation Explanation: You can use either creation or generation. |
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Oh-oh! Explanation: Higher employement is an inappropiate collocation - it rings of status, or other, but certainly not MORE employment. The standard jargon here is \'to generate more employment\' and \'job creation\'. Measures to promote job creation OR measures to generate more employment |
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