Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
11.000 m2
English translation:
11,000m2 (118,000sq. ft.)
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eski
Jun 4, 2008 14:03
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
11.000 m2
Spanish to English
Marketing
Architecture
The description of a shopping mall (for promotional purposes)
"con más de 11.000 m2 en locales de venta de primera marca" What would be the best way to refer to this area? My attempt: "including an 11,000 m2 area of top brand stores"
Thanks in advance! :-)
Thanks in advance! :-)
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Jun 16, 2008 23:40: eski Created KOG entry
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11,000m2 (118,00sq. ft.)
Why leave any doubt? This way you remain faithful to the text, and yet take US tourist into consideration.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-06-05 01:39:19 GMT)
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11,000m2 (118,000 sq. ft.) -Thanks for your note-Damon :-)
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-06-05 01:39:19 GMT)
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11,000m2 (118,000 sq. ft.) -Thanks for your note-Damon :-)
Example sentence:
"..with over 11,000m2 (118,000sq.ft.) of top brand stores..."
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Damon Erickson
: I think this is the best way to go with this one. Be all-inclusive: 11,000m2 (118,000 sq. ft.), and be careful to get the number right and the spaces, 118,000 sq. ft. rather than sq.ft.
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Thanks Damon,sorry about the typo.
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bigedsenior
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thanks,Bigedsenior!
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liz askew
: Yes.
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thanks,liz!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone! I've chosen this answer as it is the most communicative and broad."
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David Howard
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including and area of 11,000m2 dedicated to top brand stores/outlets
It really depends on the full context; if this area is just one part of a bigger area (as it seems to suggest).
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-06-04 14:13:37 GMT)
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that should be 'an' area of....
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-06-04 14:13:37 GMT)
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that should be 'an' area of....
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Victoria Porter-Burns
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Nancy Cortell
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Ryan Becker
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11,000 m2
with more than 11,000 m2 in top stores
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Damon Erickson
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118,000 square feet
For U.S. markets (and for some Canadians), square meters are really unknown.
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-06-04 14:18:34 GMT)
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Gary is right: 11,000 square meters is fine anywhere outside North America. Many publications put both. I wish we used SI units in the states, but we don't, and for almost everyone who grows up without them, we just don't have an intuitive sense of how big 11,000 square meters is. Many Americans know a meter is about three times bigger than a foot, but don't make the jump to a square meter being more than 10 times bigger than a square foot. I would put 11,000 m2 (118,000 ft2). If you can use superscripts for the "2" that would look great!
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-06-04 14:18:34 GMT)
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Gary is right: 11,000 square meters is fine anywhere outside North America. Many publications put both. I wish we used SI units in the states, but we don't, and for almost everyone who grows up without them, we just don't have an intuitive sense of how big 11,000 square meters is. Many Americans know a meter is about three times bigger than a foot, but don't make the jump to a square meter being more than 10 times bigger than a square foot. I would put 11,000 m2 (118,000 ft2). If you can use superscripts for the "2" that would look great!
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Gary! Your explanation was very illustrative! In fact, your choice was the same as eski's and your grounds are really good ;-) |
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slothm
: 100% correct. Good situational interpretation.
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liz askew
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T o b i a s
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11,000 square metres
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metres and £220 for each 75 square metres in. excess of that figure, subject to a maximum of. £11000. 4. The erection of glasshouses on land used ...
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Lancashire County Council The Town and Country Planning (Fees for ...
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metres and £220 for each 75 square metres in. excess of that figure, subject to a maximum of. £11000. 4. The erection of glasshouses on land used ...
www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/communityprojects/plannin... - Similar pages
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