Jan 21, 2020 13:04
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Spanish term

de cero enteros trescientos cincuenta y cuatro milesimas por ciento

Spanish to English Law/Patents Real Estate Deed of Inheritance
Similar phrases come up in this deed - should I put into the % of translate directly into the 'thousanths'?
Thanks in advance.
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AllegroTrans Jan 21, 2020:
Asker We don't know what is being divided here. Please post the complete sentence so we can see what's going on.

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Writing out numbers (especially decimal figures) in words does look cumbersome in English but given this is from a legal document, I don't think it's the translator's job to change things in this way. The words should simply be translated.

Whilst it might not be commonplace nowadays, UK legal draftsmen are known to write out numbers longhand.

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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2020-01-22 14:09:38 GMT)
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Note that may European civil countries use "thosandths" to divide interests in land. This is partucularly the case with co-ownerhips where the share of the communal parts of a building are allocated in thousandths to the individual owners.

The asker hasn't told us what this particular text concerns, but it may be appropriate here to translate as "three hundred and fifty four one thousandth parts"
Note from asker:
I realise that we should translate as words from source text however, I have seen translations, rightly or wrongly, where such words have simply been expressed in figures, hence my query. Thank you for a valid and useful explanation. The text was from a deed of inheritance so it related to land.
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agree Neil Ashby : With some luck the asker might rate and close the question.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "No need for this - I did not realise I had to close the question. Herewith! Some guidance would have been appreciated for a new member!!"

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agree AllegroTrans : Mathematically correct but please see my answer and suggestion
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