608'4

English translation: decimal point

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Spanish term or phrase:	608'4
English translation:	decimal point
Entered by:	treychic

16:43 Jul 16, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics / punctuation

Spanish term or phrase: 608'4

Hello ProZistas,
I have a document with a lot of numbers to do with mg/sachet of different ingredients. Some of them have a comma, which I know takes a decimal point in the US.
What about apostrophes? What does this signify?
Gracias,
t r e y

treychic KudoZ activity Questions: 203 (4 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 0
Local time: 16:32

decimal point

Explanation:
In Spain they often put the comma which corresponds to the decimal point at the top - more often in hand written doccuments but I think with no other context it's probably that.

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peter jackson
Spain
Local time: 01:32

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gracias
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decimal point

peter jackson

minutes

beatriz707 (X)

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54 mins confidence:

decimal point

Explanation:
In Spain they often put the comma which corresponds to the decimal point at the top - more often in hand written doccuments but I think with no other context it's probably that.

peter jackson
Spain
Local time: 01:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

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gracias

13 mins confidence:

minutes

Explanation:
Can it be minutes? In Spanish is common to write minutes with ans apostrophe and seconds with a quotation mark. Ex: 10'15" (10 minutes and 15 seconds)

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-16 18:22:09 GMT)
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I'm curious now to see what this means... I couldn't find anything.

beatriz707 (X)
Local time: 19:32
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Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi Beatriz No it is definitely quantities of substances. Thanks.

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