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consumo

English translation: consumption

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Spanish term or phrase:consumo
English translation:consumption
Entered by: Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.

18:52 Dec 21, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Accounting / General conversation
Spanish term or phrase: consumo
Hola

Este es el contexto:

La incidencia de pobreza (Calculada con base en el consumo) aumentó de Xx% en XXX a XXX en XXX.

Por alguna razón no me convence consumption y es lo único que he encontrado en Proz y en diccionarios.

Gracias
Patricia
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 21:56
consumption
Explanation:
absolutely.... poverty rate determined based on consumption.... the less the people consume, the greater their presumed poverty...
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:56
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4consumption
Marian Greenfield
4 +1consumption
Gabriela Rodriguez
5based on spending or spending-based
bigedsenior


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
consumption


Explanation:
absolutely.... poverty rate determined based on consumption.... the less the people consume, the greater their presumed poverty...

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 429
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Xenia Wong
0 min
  -> Thanks.
agree  Robert Jones
2 mins
  -> Thanks...
neutral  Gabriela Rodriguez: great minds think alike!
3 mins
  -> Of course!!!!
agree  JaneTranslates: Hello from Puerto Rico, Marian . . . Jane
7 mins
  -> Lucky you.... I'm thinking of going in January.... Have a great time!
agree  SandraV
8 mins
  -> thanks
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
consumption


Explanation:
es lo que encuentro!

Gabriela Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marian Greenfield: hombre, ¡en el mismo instante!
2 mins
  -> =0)
agree  JaneTranslates: Have to agree with both!
7 mins
  -> thanks jane!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
based on spending or spending-based


Explanation:
spending is more universally used than consumption, which is also correct
Search Research. only in Poverty. all Research site. Topics. Key Outputs. Programs ... level of spending for each region that produces the same material standard of living? Is it possible to expand the narrow measure of poverty *** based on spending*** ... based on spending ...
http://econ.worldbank.org/view.php?topic=19&type=5&id=1193

bigedsenior
Local time: 19:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 187
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