Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
America
Spanish translation:
Estados Unidos de América (EE. UU.)
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Oso (X)
Apr 13, 2005 23:48
19 yrs ago
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English term
Argentina
America
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Geography
America
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I want to Know how would you translate America because sometimes in the US they America to refer to the USA, so would you say América or Estados Unidos de América?
I want to Know how would you translate America because sometimes in the US they America to refer to the USA, so would you say América or Estados Unidos de América?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +13 | Estados Unidos de América (EE.UU.) |
Oso (X)
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| 5 +1 | los Estados Unidos / EE.UU. |
Leticia Klemetz, CT
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| 5 | If it refers to... |
Carolina Fryd (X)
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Change log
Apr 18, 2005 20:09: Oso (X) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Geography"
Proposed translations
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Estados Unidos de América (EE.UU.)
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2005-04-13 23:50:30 (GMT)
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Si tienes la certeza de que se refiere al país y no al continente, sugiero que uses Estados Unidos de América.
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Note added at 2005-04-13 23:50:30 (GMT)
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Si tienes la certeza de que se refiere al país y no al continente, sugiero que uses Estados Unidos de América.
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Comment: "thank you"
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Leticia Klemetz, CT
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Spanish
Sweden
ATA Certified Word Smith
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to Spanish, English to Spanish
los Estados Unidos / EE.UU.
En España a menudo decimos simplemente los Estados Unidos, sin mencionar "de América"
Peer comment(s):
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TranslateThis
: claro
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gracias!
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Ana Brassara
: Hay que aclarar, porque también existe "Estados Unidos de México"
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no lo sabía, gracias por el dato
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Mark Solomon
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gracias!
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If it refers to...
the United States, I'd use "los Estados Unidos de América", if it refers to the American continent, América or el continente americano.
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-04-13 23:52:54 GMT)
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For the first options, three names are accepted in Spanish:
- los Estados Unidos de América (the most common one)
- los Estados Unidos de América Septentrional
- los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-04-13 23:53:43 GMT)
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For the first options, three names are accepted in Spanish:
- los Estados Unidos de América (the most common one)
- los Estados Unidos de América Septentrional
- los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
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Note added at 2 hrs 24 mins (2005-04-14 02:12:36 GMT)
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TO THE MODERATORS:
Something appears to be wrong with these added notes since it\'s the second time I add only one note and it appears repeated 1 minute later (?).
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-04-13 23:52:54 GMT)
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For the first options, three names are accepted in Spanish:
- los Estados Unidos de América (the most common one)
- los Estados Unidos de América Septentrional
- los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-04-13 23:53:43 GMT)
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For the first options, three names are accepted in Spanish:
- los Estados Unidos de América (the most common one)
- los Estados Unidos de América Septentrional
- los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
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Note added at 2 hrs 24 mins (2005-04-14 02:12:36 GMT)
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TO THE MODERATORS:
Something appears to be wrong with these added notes since it\'s the second time I add only one note and it appears repeated 1 minute later (?).
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