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fechas

English translation: se escriben en letras en inglés

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Spanish term or phrase:fechas en letras
English translation:se escriben en letras en inglés
Entered by: Yvonne Becker

13:32 Apr 30, 2005
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: fechas
Esta es otra curiosidad que tengo. Cuando en un documento en espeañol aparece una fecha escrita en letras, por ejemplo:

"(se expide la certificación) al primer día del mes de julio de dos mil tres"

¿qué es más común en inglés, escribirlo en número o en letras? Yo normalmente tiendo a escribir esta fecha en números:

on July 1, 2003

en lugar de:

on the first day of (the month of) July (of the year) 2003

pero quisiera saber qué opinan. ¿En inglés legal, se estila escribir las fechas en letras o es preferible escribirlas en números?
Yvonne Becker
Local time: 01:09
spell it out or written out
Explanation:
When the date is written out, one writes it out in English.,,.that's the style in certain legal documents..just follow the Spanish style...

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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Muchas gracias
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5 +4spell it out or written out
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +1on this first/1st day of July, 2005...
Monica Colangelo


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
spell it out or written out


Explanation:
When the date is written out, one writes it out in English.,,.that's the style in certain legal documents..just follow the Spanish style...



Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 676
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Muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Brause: Yeps!! :o) Buen fin de semana!!
7 mins
  -> Thanx Ana
agree  Xenia Wong
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  -> Thanx Xenia
agree  José Julián
1 hr
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agree  roneill: Exactly the same
3 hrs
  -> Thanx...one would add "this" though in translating it..but that wasn't really the question...:)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
on this first/1st day of July, 2005...


Explanation:
esta es la forma más común en contratos, con el número ordinal en letras o el nº con st, rd o th según corresponda seguido por el año en cifras

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 02:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Boschero
1 min
  -> Gracias, María
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