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The Americas

Spanish translation: Las Americas

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English term or phrase:The Americas
Spanish translation:Las Americas
Entered by: Roxane Dow

00:04 Jan 16, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Marketing
English term or phrase: The Americas
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Would this be "Las Americas"
or simply "America"?
Roxane Dow
United States
Local time: 05:02
Las Americas
Explanation:
si tienes razón, se refiere a la america del norte y del sur, y del centro por supuesto
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laurab
Mexico
Local time: 03:02
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Continente Americano
Esperanza Clavell
4Las Americas
laurab


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Las Americas


Explanation:
si tienes razón, se refiere a la america del norte y del sur, y del centro por supuesto

laurab
Mexico
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Greenfield
5 mins
disagree  Susana Cancino (X): Queida Laura, el nombre del continente es "América" y cuando traduces "America" del inglés al castellano es "Estados Unidos".
8 hrs
agree  Bernardo Ortiz: Las Americas (north, central, south)
8 hrs
disagree  lenkiux: The West Indies were generally known as the Americas in old geography, so I totally disagree
3662 days
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Continente Americano


Explanation:
Poner América puede confundirse con la (lamentable)transferencia del inglés que se refiere a los Estados Unidos.

También se puede poner América del NOrte, América del Sur, América Central, pero esto es excesivo.



Esperanza Clavell
Argentina
Local time: 06:02

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Velloso
4 days
agree  OneDocument, S.L.
599 days
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