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Spanish term or phrase:
U$S 1,098
English translation:
USD 1.098 billion
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U$S 1,098
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Las agroexportaciones peruanas sumaron U$S 1,098 millones en el primer trimestre del año y reflejaron un crecimiento de 1% en comparación al mismo trimestre del 2014. Sin embargo, la Asociación de Exportadores (Adex) informó que se percibe una disminución negativa del ritmo que podría comprometer inversiones futuras de crecimiento de los próximos años.
This figure refers to USD 1.098 billion?
Thanks in advance.
This figure refers to USD 1.098 billion?
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | USD 1.098 billion |
Daniel Frisano
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| 4 | 1.098 million US dollars |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | USD1.098 |
Ignacio González Sánchez
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Daniel Frisano
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USD 1.098 billion
This tickled my curiosity... I just HAD to check.
According to the World Factbook, Peru exported USD 53.823 billion in 2017, meaning ca. USD 13.5 billion per quarter.
Those are total exports. If agricultural products indeed account for USD 1.098 billion, that means that ca. 8% of export comes from agriculture, which sounds somewhat reasonable, given that the bulk consists of metals, oil, and gas.
According to the World Factbook, Peru exported USD 53.823 billion in 2017, meaning ca. USD 13.5 billion per quarter.
Those are total exports. If agricultural products indeed account for USD 1.098 billion, that means that ca. 8% of export comes from agriculture, which sounds somewhat reasonable, given that the bulk consists of metals, oil, and gas.
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philgoddard
: Good research! I don't believe that "you have to stick to the source text no matter how wrong it may be".
15 hrs
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| neutral |
David Hollywood
: well this is a moot point but "million" is clearly not enough so.....
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| agree |
Luis M. Sosa
2 days 16 hrs
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David Hollywood
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1.098 million US dollars
it should be billion but your source text says "million" so there you have the quandary
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:51:34 GMT)
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en español debería decir "mil millones"
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:54:19 GMT)
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in terms of national exports "million" would be miniscule, so I think there is a mistake in the source text
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:55:23 GMT)
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but as a translator you have to stick to the source text no matter how wrong it may be.....
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:57:15 GMT)
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para mí está mal escrito en español
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:51:34 GMT)
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en español debería decir "mil millones"
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:54:19 GMT)
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in terms of national exports "million" would be miniscule, so I think there is a mistake in the source text
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:55:23 GMT)
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but as a translator you have to stick to the source text no matter how wrong it may be.....
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-03-27 02:57:15 GMT)
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para mí está mal escrito en español
2 days 16 hrs
Ignacio González Sánchez
Uruguay
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USD1.098
El sistema numérico utilizado en Perú, determina que la "," se usa para separar los decimales. In Peru, the system used states that the "," is only used to separate the decimal part of a number. Also, in English there should be no space between the currency symbol (USD) and the number or corresponding value.
Discussion
http://www.embassyofperu.org/headlines/2015/peru-agro-export...