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Barra libre de envíos

English translation: offered unlimited free shipping

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Spanish term or phrase:Barra libre de envíos
English translation:offered unlimited free shipping
Entered by: Sarah Jamieson

23:26 Feb 24, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Spanish term or phrase: Barra libre de envíos
I am translating a text about Amazon Prime and I have come accross this term that I would really appreciate some help with. Here is the context below.

En septiembre de 2011, Amazon lanzó Amazon Prime en España. Este un servicio, también conocido como una ‘barra libre de envíos’, ofrecía envíos gratuitos ilimitados para cerca de un millón de productos a todos los socios que se unieran a este programa.

below is my translation:



This service, also known as a’ free shipping members club',


Many thanks!
Sarah Jamieson
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:59
offered unlimited free shipping
Explanation:
"Barra libre" literally means "open bar" or "free drinks." I'd personally try to simplify the sentence (e.g., "This service offered unlimited free shipping on almost a million products to members..."), but I think your solution is good if you don't want to do that.
Selected response from:

Facundo Pallero
Local time: 00:59
Grading comment
Thank you so much !!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +3offered unlimited free shipping
Facundo Pallero
4 +1unlimited free delivery
Martin Cosgrove (X)
4free shipping service
Francois Boye


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
offered unlimited free shipping


Explanation:
"Barra libre" literally means "open bar" or "free drinks." I'd personally try to simplify the sentence (e.g., "This service offered unlimited free shipping on almost a million products to members..."), but I think your solution is good if you don't want to do that.

Facundo Pallero
Local time: 00:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you so much !!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much for your help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
10 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Andy Watkinson
16 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  AllegroTrans
2 days 6 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
free shipping service


Explanation:
Source of the 'barra libre' expression:

barra libre

1. f. En ciertos actos sociales, servicio por el cual los asistentes pueden beber cuanto quieran por un precio fijo previamente concertado.

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 23:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 89

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: This is basically the same as Facundo's answer with which you could have agreed
3 days 16 hrs
  -> Not quite! I am more concise!
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2 days 45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unlimited free delivery


Explanation:
I agree with what others have said, just wanted to point out that if the audience is British rather than American, 'delivery' is used more commonly than 'shipping'.

Martin Cosgrove (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans: Yes, good for Brit EN, although we now have had "shipping" (which used to be reserved to matters nautical) foisted on us "over here"
29 mins
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