May 31, 2016 16:42
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Spanish term
United States
Computer/IT and Corporate Communications
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish 
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English
al alza
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Hi everyone.
I am translating a financial article on a Colombian grocery chain's growth in the market and I am having trouble figuring out how "al alza" relates to "devaluación" in the sentence below (denoted with asterisks).
Any help is appreciated, thank you.
La llegada de nuevos formatos está cambiando, sin lugar a dudas, el ecosistema del comercio en Colombia y la transformación no solo la están sintiendo los compradores; también los proveedores, empleados y los grandes empresarios.
En un año en que las señales macroeconómicas se ven complicadas por el menor crecimiento que pronostican los analistas económicos, el aumento en las tasas de interés, una mayor inflación, nueva reforma tributaria y una ***devaluación al alza***, las cifras no parecen muy alentadoras.
I am translating a financial article on a Colombian grocery chain's growth in the market and I am having trouble figuring out how "al alza" relates to "devaluación" in the sentence below (denoted with asterisks).
Any help is appreciated, thank you.
La llegada de nuevos formatos está cambiando, sin lugar a dudas, el ecosistema del comercio en Colombia y la transformación no solo la están sintiendo los compradores; también los proveedores, empleados y los grandes empresarios.
En un año en que las señales macroeconómicas se ven complicadas por el menor crecimiento que pronostican los analistas económicos, el aumento en las tasas de interés, una mayor inflación, nueva reforma tributaria y una ***devaluación al alza***, las cifras no parecen muy alentadoras.
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Francois Boye
United States
United States
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United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
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an increasing devaluation (of the currency)
my take
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Comment: "Thank you I agree!"
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Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Chile
Over 25 years translating technical docs
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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in an upward trend
hope it helps
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spiralling
unless this is a typo for 'al alzado' - wholesale, there is a paradox or oxymoron(ic) quandary of an 'upward devaluation.
Spiralling usually goes with inflation, but no reason economically (I once almost ended up as an undergrad at the LSE - London School of Economics of London Uni. vs. London Stock Exchange) why devaluation cannot also be such.
Spiralling usually goes with inflation, but no reason economically (I once almost ended up as an undergrad at the LSE - London School of Economics of London Uni. vs. London Stock Exchange) why devaluation cannot also be such.
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neilmac
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Thanks but, if you are Scottish, your opinions should not be humble.
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galloping
Literalmente "al galope". Se emplea este término para describir situaciones financieras extremas:
"Galloping devaluation – depreciation of more than 25% per year. Let's look at the influence of each type of devaluation on the economy."
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-31 17:58:05 GMT)
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Cuando ocurre lentamente, se llama "creeping": -> “ a creeping or galloping devaluation and expropriation of property right,” such as “collapsing markets,” “devaluation of capital ..."
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-31 17:58:28 GMT)
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Risk Society : Towards a New Modernity - Google Books
https://books.google.com/books/about/Risk_Society.html?id=W2...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-31 18:00:21 GMT)
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Anorther option could be 'burgeoning devaluation':
The Biography of the Dollar Craig Karmin | Read eBooks on your PC ...
www.carolinafestboogie.com/aafb07-thread-447-176-the_biogra...
"Another part of the book looks at the country of Ecuador, which made the decision, in the face of burgeoning devaluation, to abandon its own currency and ..."
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Note added at 22 hrs (2016-06-01 15:20:10 GMT)
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NB: Nil desperandum. Another option could be "rampant devaluation", which gets over 1500 hits on Google. I still prefer all of these adjectives forms (including Adrian's "spiralling") to "increasing", which couldn't punch its way out of the proverbial paper bag IMHO.
"Galloping devaluation – depreciation of more than 25% per year. Let's look at the influence of each type of devaluation on the economy."
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-31 17:58:05 GMT)
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Cuando ocurre lentamente, se llama "creeping": -> “ a creeping or galloping devaluation and expropriation of property right,” such as “collapsing markets,” “devaluation of capital ..."
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-31 17:58:28 GMT)
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Risk Society : Towards a New Modernity - Google Books
https://books.google.com/books/about/Risk_Society.html?id=W2...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-31 18:00:21 GMT)
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Anorther option could be 'burgeoning devaluation':
The Biography of the Dollar Craig Karmin | Read eBooks on your PC ...
www.carolinafestboogie.com/aafb07-thread-447-176-the_biogra...
"Another part of the book looks at the country of Ecuador, which made the decision, in the face of burgeoning devaluation, to abandon its own currency and ..."
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Note added at 22 hrs (2016-06-01 15:20:10 GMT)
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NB: Nil desperandum. Another option could be "rampant devaluation", which gets over 1500 hits on Google. I still prefer all of these adjectives forms (including Adrian's "spiralling") to "increasing", which couldn't punch its way out of the proverbial paper bag IMHO.
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Avril Shirley
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Jamaica
Experienced Economist translating 31 yrs
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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an increasing rate of currency devaluation
al alza means "rising". In economic terms we speak of "increasing (increased) devaluation of currency" or "increasing rates of devaluation. "Spiralling" is usually a term used with price inflation.
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