vis

English translation: -ly, -wise > percentage increase

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Danish term or phrase:vis > pct.vis stigning
English translation:-ly, -wise > percentage increase
Entered by: Eva Ripolles

10:18 Oct 12, 2006
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography
Danish term or phrase: vis
Forbrugerpriser (pct.vis stigning)

Does "vis" have a special meaning here or can it just be translated as "of" (percentage of...)?

Thanks in advance!
Eva Ripolles
Spain
Local time: 14:31
percentage increase
Explanation:
I believe this means "percentage increase" not "percentage OF increase" - it is a small difference, but has huge ramifications for the significance of numbers.

Ref: Svensson's DA-EN dictionary of economics

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-10-12 10:46:25 GMT)
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...sorry - of the numbers...
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Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 14:31
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your remark, Claire. This time it was difficult to select the most helpful answer for they were all helpful, so thank you all!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1percentage
Eliza-Anna
4 +1ly, wise (part of word) HERE...percentage of increase
Larry Abramson
4 +1percentage increase
Clare Barnes


  

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percentage


Explanation:
pct.vis is short for "procentvis" which means "percentage"

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Lingua Danica
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ly, wise (part of word) HERE...percentage of increase


Explanation:
Its part of the word that means percentagewise. In this context, I would just write "percentage of increase"

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: English

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agree  Lingua Danica
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
percentage increase


Explanation:
I believe this means "percentage increase" not "percentage OF increase" - it is a small difference, but has huge ramifications for the significance of numbers.

Ref: Svensson's DA-EN dictionary of economics

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-10-12 10:46:25 GMT)
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...sorry - of the numbers...


Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 14:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your remark, Claire. This time it was difficult to select the most helpful answer for they were all helpful, so thank you all!

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agree  Eliza-Anna
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