a nivel informativo

English translation: for informational purposes

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Spanish term or phrase:a nivel informativo
English translation:for informational purposes
Entered by: Javier Herrera (X)

08:33 Jul 8, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Linguistics / chemistry
Spanish term or phrase: a nivel informativo
Sentence: "A NIVEL INFORMATIVO, también se podrá calcular la concentración de forma teórica, utilizando la riqueza de la materia prima"

Yo por mí sacaría ese "a nivel informativo", pero no puedo. "at informative level" no me gusta nada. ¿alguien me podría sugerir algo mejor? Muchísimas gracias. MPS
mps1 (X)
Spain
Local time: 15:22
for informational purposes
Explanation:
Se usa.

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Note added at 3 days 2 hrs 37 mins (2004-07-11 11:11:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias
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Javier Herrera (X)
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. No contesté antes porque tuve problemas para entrar a ProZ. Esta respuesta me parece bien ya que hay como 1,45 millones de entradas al respecto en internet.
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4 +5for informational purposes
Javier Herrera (X)
5For informative purposes
Jorge Gonza
4for the record
consuelo buitrago


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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
For informative purposes


Explanation:
I think "informative" is a little bit more appropriate than "informational." What do you think?

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Informative


Definitions: Informative
Informative
Adjective
1. Tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action".

2. Serving to instruct of enlighten or inform.

3. Providing or conveying information.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.



Date "informative" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references)




Specialty Definitions: Informative
Domain Definitions
Publishing & Graphic Arts Imparting knowledge; devised or intended to convey information. Source: European Union. (references)
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Synonyms: Informative
Synonyms: enlightening (adj), informatory (adj), instructive (adj). (additional references)
Antonyms: unenlightening (adj), uninformative (adj), uninstructive (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Informative
English words defined with "informative": informatively, instructively ♦ uninformative, uninstructive. (references)

Specialty definitions using "informative": COPY WRITER ♦ earth fault meter ♦ informative analysis, informative prior ♦ low-bandwidth. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Informative
Domain Title
Books Growing Up Gay in America: Informative and Practical Advice for Teen Guys Questioning Their Sexuality and Growing Up Gay (reference)

Headaches in Children: Practical Informative Guide for Parents, Teachers & Paramedical Personnel (reference)

Informative Writing (reference)

Neighbor Vs. Neighbor: Over 400 Informative and Outrageous Cases of Neighbor Disputes (Comprehensive Self-Help Law Guide) (reference)

The Great American Dog Show Game: A Humorous and Informative Look at the Sport of Pure-Bred Dogs (reference)

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Periodicals Boletin Informative (reference)

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Sounds Captioned with "Informative".
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Deliver; informative; important; urgent; immediate; hasty; notice; notification .
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Non-Fiction Usage: Informative
Subject Topic Quote
Health MRI is safe, painless, and informative and has greatly improved the diagnosis of syringomyelia. (references)

Testing can be helpful with regard to reproductive decision making and informative regarding family health. (references)

To reach the largest audience, communications strategies should include informative and accurate newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television programs, as well as special educational programs in senior centers. (references)

Business Informative and environmentally safe packaging is important. (references)

European solar and wind energy firms on the other hand are mentioned throughout numerous informative articles. (references)

The Ministry of Defense does not regularly schedule conferences to announce upcoming military procurements, but it does hold informative seminars in special cases. (references)

Economic History Germany Mission Germany maintains an informative web site at: http://www.usembassy.de. (references)

Cote D'ivoire French treaties, legal articles, and books are instructive and informative on general principles of law and are often used as a reference to determine points of Ivoirian law. (references)

Human Rights Croatia NGO and international observers in the Danubian region noted that police occasionally called ethnic Serbs to police stations for "voluntary informative talks," which amounted to brief warrantless detentions intended to harass Serb citizens. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Jorge Gonza
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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for the record


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consuelo buitrago
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
for informational purposes


Explanation:
Se usa.

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Note added at 3 days 2 hrs 37 mins (2004-07-11 11:11:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias

Javier Herrera (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. No contesté antes porque tuve problemas para entrar a ProZ. Esta respuesta me parece bien ya que hay como 1,45 millones de entradas al respecto en internet.

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