May 11, 2010 11:42
14 yrs ago
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Danish term
Denmark
BSc and lab technologist
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian (Bokmal) to Danish, and 1 more.
trecifret millionbeløb
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Er der en tilsvarende konstruktion på engelsk? På forhånd tak.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | hundreds of millions |
Malberg
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| 5 +2 | a nine-figure sum |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 | an amount in the nine figures |
asptech
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| 4 -1 | three-digit millions |
Anne Parelius
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Proposed translations
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15 mins
Selected
hundreds of millions
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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-05-12 08:51:44 GMT)
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Alternative suggestions:
triple-digit/three-digit million amount/sum
amount in the triple-digit million range
(Ordbogen.com suggests “amount in the double-digit million range” as a translation for “tocifret millionbeløb”)
Example:
a near/low/middle/high triple-digit million euro amount
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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-05-12 08:51:44 GMT)
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Alternative suggestions:
triple-digit/three-digit million amount/sum
amount in the triple-digit million range
(Ordbogen.com suggests “amount in the double-digit million range” as a translation for “tocifret millionbeløb”)
Example:
a near/low/middle/high triple-digit million euro amount
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It is actually between 100 and 200 million in this case, so I chose Christines suggestion, because it was easier to fit into the sentence. Thanks."
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38 mins
Anne Parelius
Canada
Canada
Specializes in field
Canada
Reliable
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: Norwegian to English, English to Norwegian, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
three-digit millions
I cannot see any earthly reason why it shouldn't be translated directly like this.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Christopher Schröder
: I can - the correct usage is "triple-digit millions" and even that offends my British ears :-)
2 days 51 mins
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3 hrs
an amount in the nine figures
is what it's often called in the suspense novels that I read
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9 hrs
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Works in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
a nine-figure sum
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENIE280&q="a n...
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-05-11 20:50:54 GMT)
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This is the correct way to describe a figure that is somewhere between 100,000,000 and 999,999,999.
100 million is a "trecifret millionbeløb", but it is not "hundreds of millions"
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-05-11 20:50:54 GMT)
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This is the correct way to describe a figure that is somewhere between 100,000,000 and 999,999,999.
100 million is a "trecifret millionbeløb", but it is not "hundreds of millions"
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