Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

in euro

Spanish translation:

en euros

Added to glossary by Ericad
Jan 6, 2010 13:48
14 yrs ago
English term

in euro

English to Spanish Bus/Financial Accounting Balance sheet
ANNUAL ACCOUNT IN EURO.

Es el título de un balance, está todo en mayúsculas tal cual lo escribí y me sorprende que la palabra "Euro" esté en singular.

Se referirá al estado contable en "Euros" o debería literalmente poner "estado contable en "Euro"?
Proposed translations (Spanish)
5 +7 en euros
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Proposed translations

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en euros

There is controverry surrounding the pluralizaion of the European monetary unit...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro
Linguistic issues
Main article: Linguistic issues concerning the euro

The formal titles of the currency are euro for the major unit and cent for the minor (one hundredth) unit and for official use in most Eurozone languages; according to the ECB, all languages should use the same spelling for the nominative singular.[60] This may contradict normal rules for word formation in some languages; e.g., those where there is no eu diphthong. Bulgaria has negotiated an exception; euro in the Cyrillic alphabet is spelled as eвро (evro) and not eуро (euro) in all official documents.[61] For non-legally binding texts in English, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation recommends that the plural forms euros and cents should be used when appropriate.[62]

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-06 13:56:17 GMT)
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BTW, it should be lowercase
For example, see European Commission, Directorate General for Translation: English Style Guide section 20.8 "The euro. Like 'pound', 'dollar' or any other currency name in English, the word 'euro' is written in lower case with no initial capital and, where appropriate, takes the plural 's' (as does 'cent')." European Commission Directorate-General for Translation – English Style Guide.
Peer comment(s):

agree mónica alfonso
8 mins
Thanks!
agree Walter Landesman
13 mins
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agree Constantinos Faridis (X) : obviamente
46 mins
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agree Teresa Mozo
51 mins
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agree Hossam Eid
1 hr
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agree margaret caulfield : I agree with the translation, but I've never heard of the so-called "controversy". Even after reading through your link, I don't find any at all!! It seems quite clear to me, David!
3 hrs
Not really a controversy, the supposed rule is to use it in singular, and people clearly have a hard time with it. Thanks!
agree Aitor Aizpuru
7 hrs
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