Con diez compras, la siguiente gratis

English translation: buy 10 get 1 free

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Spanish term or phrase:Con diez compras, la siguiente gratis
English translation:buy 10 get 1 free
Entered by: HANRATH

09:58 Jun 17, 2013
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Food, Take away, advertising
Spanish term or phrase: Con diez compras, la siguiente gratis
This is an advert for a take away restaurant. How would you say this in English? Thank you!
HANRATH
Spain
Local time: 14:04
buy 10 get 1 free
Explanation:
buy 10 get 1 free
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Natalia Larina
Ukraine
Local time: 15:04
Grading comment
Thank you all!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10buy 10 get 1 free
Natalia Larina
5Buy 10, get the 11th for free
Malgosss
5For every ten purchases, you get one free!
Simona Micutari
4If you make ten purchases, the next one will be free
Ruth Ramsey
4After ten orders, your next one is free
Chris Bradley
311 for the price of 10!
NicoleL


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
If you make ten purchases, the next one will be free


Explanation:
Hope that this helps.

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Note added at 3 mins (2013-06-17 10:01:37 GMT)
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Or "after ten purchases, the next one's free" is a more colloquial version.

Ruth Ramsey
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Buy 10, get the 11th for free


Explanation:
:)

Malgosss
Spain
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: Polish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
buy 10 get 1 free


Explanation:
buy 10 get 1 free

Natalia Larina
Ukraine
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
Grading comment
Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edward Tully: My first thought!
8 mins

agree  Cinnamon Nolan
15 mins

agree  Charles Davis: Yes!
21 mins

agree  Carol Gullidge: yes, the usual formula, although this somewhat less enticing than the usual BOGOF formula!
30 mins

agree  Neil Ashby
30 mins

agree  James A. Walsh
56 mins

agree  Billh
4 hrs

agree  Richard Hill
4 hrs

agree  Zilin Cui
8 hrs

agree  Yvonne Becker
1 day 12 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
After ten orders, your next one is free


Explanation:
As we're talking about a takeaway restaurant, I'd go for orders rather than the common 'buy ten, get one free' kind of formulation.

Chris Bradley
Local time: 13:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
For every ten purchases, you get one free!


Explanation:
:)

Simona Micutari
Sweden
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
11 for the price of 10!


Explanation:
You could turn it round, especially if it's for a headline or banner.

NicoleL
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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