Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ubicarse en / situarse en
English translation:
to reach / to be at
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Becker
Apr 23, 2005 05:53
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
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ubicarse en / situarse en
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
Estas dos expresiones sinónimas aparecen mucho en textos de economía, por ejemplo:
"En términos reales, la tasa activa **se ubicó** en xx %, abandonando la serie de valores negativos presentes desde Febrero cuando esta **se situó** en -XX %. "
¿Cuál es la manera técnica de decir esto en inglés? Reached?
"En términos reales, la tasa activa **se ubicó** en xx %, abandonando la serie de valores negativos presentes desde Febrero cuando esta **se situó** en -XX %. "
¿Cuál es la manera técnica de decir esto en inglés? Reached?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | to reach / to be at |
Henry Hinds
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| 5 +3 | was |
Margarita Palatnik (X)
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| 5 +2 | to stand at |
Tatty
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| 5 | WAS SET AT |
yolanda Speece
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| 5 | resulted in / was placed at / was calculated at.....etc. |
Xenia Wong
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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159
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to reach / to be at
la tasa activa **se ubicó** en xx % = reached
cuando esta **se situó** en -XX %. = when it was at
Is that clear enough?
cuando esta **se situó** en -XX %. = when it was at
Is that clear enough?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias a todos"
5 mins
yolanda Speece
Native in English
Efficiency and effectiveness!!!
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
WAS SET AT
WAS ESTABLISHED AT
FIXED AT
jUST A FEW OPTIONS
FIXED AT
jUST A FEW OPTIONS
+3
16 mins
was
the rate was X%,
Peer comment(s):
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moken
: Absolutely. Spanish, as romance languages are, is far more indirect (i.e. wordy) than English. In isolated cases you can use "stand at" or other options, but continual use (IMO) would sound pedantic or excessive. :O) :O) :O)
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Thanks Mirjam
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Leopoldo Gurman
: =:)
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Gracias, Leopoldo :-)
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Richard Cadena
: I just learned something new. Thank you.
13 hrs
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Thanks, Richard, that's the beauty of our job, every day we learn many new things...
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1 hr
to stand at
Should be used sparingly, mixed with reached and other verbs.
Peer comment(s):
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Gabriela Rodriguez
49 mins
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Thanks
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moken
: :O) :O) Sparingly, yes - but preferably mixed with "was", don't you think? (See above.) :O) :O)
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Thanks, definately, was or reached depending on where you put the stood at
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7 hrs
Xenia Wong
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Excellence-promptness-guarantee-20 yrs.
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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82
resulted in / was placed at / was calculated at.....etc.
sug.
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