Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
la semana del
English translation:
during the week of
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Zilin Cui
Apr 25, 2013 18:43
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Spanish term
la semana del
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Spanish to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Hi!.. This is the minute of a meeting and it says:
Se acordó discutir en detalle este tema la semana del 29 de mayo.
Is it correct to say during the week of May, 29???
Thanks
Se acordó discutir en detalle este tema la semana del 29 de mayo.
Is it correct to say during the week of May, 29???
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | during the week of |
Zilin Cui
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| 4 | during the week beginning |
Rebecca Hendry
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Change log
Apr 26, 2013 03:40: philgoddard changed "Field (specific)" from "Computers: Software" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
May 9, 2013 18:24: Zilin Cui Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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during the week of
yes, you can say during the week of. the date chosen is usually a Wednesday in order to refer to the span of time.
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: News to me about Wednesday though.
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
1 day 2 hrs
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Rebecca Hendry
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during the week beginning
I've never heard of Wednesday being used specifically. In English we tend to talk about the "week beginning". If we're talking about this year, it would be "the week beginning 27th May".
It may be that the 29th holds some special significance in your text, though.
It may be that the 29th holds some special significance in your text, though.
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