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caben (en este contexto)

English translation: 45 20 second spots/ads fit in 15 minutes

10:49 Jul 17, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Estudios de mercado.
Spanish term or phrase: caben (en este contexto)
Se trata del número de un número de determinados anunios que pueden ponerse en 15 minutos, en televisión. En este contexto:

En 15' caben 45 spots de 20''. (' y '' representan minutos y segundos respectivamente).

Provisionalmente tengo:

In 15' you can fit 45 commercials of 20''
Eugenio Llorente
Spain
Local time: 23:34
English translation:45 20 second spots/ads fit in 15 minutes
Explanation:
I don't see any need to use "You" at all, and the industry usage of "spots" could certainly be use, or, if not "ads" could be used, too.

Mike
Selected response from:

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 17:34
Grading comment
Thank you again Michael!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +245 20 second spots/ads fit in 15 minutes
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +245 ads/spots of 20" can be run in 15'
Lydia De Jorge
4You can fit 45 20-second spots in 15 minutes.
Cecilia Gowar
4you can run / can be scheduled*
Jenni Lukac (X)
4In 15 minutes there are 45 20-second spots available
Lindsay Spratt
5 -1The 15' slot has 45 20-second avails.
Debora Blake
4In 15' there is room/space for 45 20" commercials/ads/spots
FVS (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You can fit 45 20-second spots in 15 minutes.


Explanation:
I would not translate "spot" (brief ad) and would not use ' or " for minutes or seconds in English.


Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
45 20 second spots/ads fit in 15 minutes


Explanation:
I don't see any need to use "You" at all, and the industry usage of "spots" could certainly be use, or, if not "ads" could be used, too.

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 17:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Thank you again Michael!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Boulter: I'm with Mike, and 'fit' is certainly the best translation here for U.S. audiences, at least.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Richard - Mike
neutral  FVS (X): fit into would work but not fit in
3 hrs
  -> Both work fine in American English. Maybe BE is different in this case.
agree  anademahomar: That´s how I would've translated it
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, anademahomar - Mike
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you can run / can be scheduled*


Explanation:
*Options: You can run 45 20" spots during a 15-minutes time slot or 45 20" spots can be scheduled into a 15-minute time slot. www.ehow.com › Business - En cachéMost TV programs are 30 minutes long and incorporate eight or more minutes ... but will still have some vacant spots scattered through the schedule. ... to 30-second spots and do not need to be assigned to a specific time slot ... For example, you can run two 15-second spots and one 30-second ad to fill a 1-minute ...; www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/.../tv-ads-lords-report - En caché17 Feb 2011 – The committee believes that ITV would be able to increase ad ... could take years, resulting in a "lengthy period of uncertainty" for broadcasters and advertisers. .... 17 February 2011 7:15AM. In an hour long programme slot there is .... and scheduled in a 60-minute slot, amounted to 42 minutes, ...; www.zephyr-media.com/faq.htm - En cachéAre Infomercials and direct response ads the same thing? ... messages-often called Direct Response ads--are from 1 to 2 minutes in duration. ... Long Form infomercials are scheduled as stand-alone programs in half-hour slots that stations and ... Local cable systems can only use so-called "local access" channels to ...

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 23:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
In 15 minutes there are 45 20-second spots available


Explanation:
My take on it!

Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 23:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
The 15' slot has 45 20-second avails.


Explanation:
The context is selling tv ads. So the correct term is avails.

If you want to be consistent, you could use The 15' slot has 45 20" avails.

But if you prefer 20-second, don't forget the hyphen!Just as you could also use 15-minute slot.

See the link below. Just one a zillion references.


    Reference: http://www.adsthatwork.com/avails.html
Debora Blake
France
Local time: 23:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  FVS (X): What on earth is an avail?? Sounds like complete rubbish to me.
2 hrs
  -> I have worked in and for the advertising industry essentially all my life. Had you looked at my profile, you'd have seen I'm specialized in advertising, among other things. Instead of posting insults, why don't you just google it and learn something.
neutral  philgoddard: This is not a criticism of you, but the person who wrote that website is in the wrong job - they're semi-literate :-)
6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
45 ads/spots of 20" can be run in 15'


Explanation:



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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 16:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 53

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FVS (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Thayenga: Happy Sunday, Lydia. :)
4 hrs
  -> Same to you! Un abrazo!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
In 15' there is room/space for 45 20" commercials/ads/spots


Explanation:
commercials for US
ads for UK

I would say space and spots but it is a question of preference.

FVS (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Debora Blake: Technically correct, but it doesn't sound professional enough for this specific context.
32 mins
  -> Nonsense.
agree  philgoddard: Nothing wrong with this.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil.
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