May 7, 2010 13:53
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Siglas
Spanish to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
This appears on a University transcript in the following context:
Matricula: 123123
Siglas: LLL12-CMXX
(the only real numbers/letters I've put are "CMXX" which I assume is the date
Matricula: 123123
Siglas: LLL12-CMXX
(the only real numbers/letters I've put are "CMXX" which I assume is the date
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Code |
Cecilia Rey
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| 4 -1 | acronym |
Carolina Brito
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| 3 | registration code |
Maria Mercau
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Excelencia en la lengua española
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
Code
It must be a code.
Peer comment(s):
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Gloria Rivera
: Yup. Even though "sigla" means "acronym" it does not match the context. Sometimes words are misused in a language, but we still need to convey the meaning. Great job! Saludos :)
52 mins
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Thanks, Gloria.
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| agree |
philgoddard
: Or "reference".
1 hr
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Thanks, Phil.
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| agree |
Guillermo Julio
1 hr
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Thanks, Guillermo.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
15 mins
Carolina Brito
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Mother&Daughter Translation Team-USA/MEX
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
acronym
ac·ro·nym
/ˈækrənɪm/ Show Spelled[ak-ruh-nim] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT AN ABBREVIATION?
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Fiona Kirton
: the example given isn't an acronym (see the definition you've provided)
13 mins
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with the contesxt you really don't know what it is
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3 hrs
Maria Mercau
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
MGM LINGUISTIC SOLUTIONS®
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
registration code
registration code:because you have mentioned that there appears a date
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