Aug 17, 2009 18:06
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More than a translation job, this looks like a guessing game. Could it be "idem" (Un idem paño del país?). If it were, it would be so crazy!
PRECIOS DE ALGUNOS ARTICULOS VIGENTES ENTRE 1863 Y 1864
Levita de paño negra.....28.00
Chaleco de raso negro......5.00
Un ID. paño del país...........5.00
Un sombrero alto...............4.00 reales
PRECIOS DE ALGUNOS ARTICULOS VIGENTES ENTRE 1863 Y 1864
Levita de paño negra.....28.00
Chaleco de raso negro......5.00
Un ID. paño del país...........5.00
Un sombrero alto...............4.00 reales
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | idem (chaleco) |
Patricia Rosas
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| 3 +1 | Idem |
Manuel Matias
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| 4 | do. / " |
Jennifer Levey
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| 3 -1 | idoneo = suitable |
TechLawDC
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Patricia Rosas
United States
United States
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United States
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Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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idem (chaleco)
To me, it makes perfect sense. Idem meaning the "same thing as what was just mentioned".
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Well, Wikipedia is not the final say on anything, but in this list of Latin phrases, they show it abbreviated to id.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_est#id_est
Also, was your text originally written out in long hand? If the original is old, I think there's a high likelihood that the writer simply abbreviated to save him/herself the time. But I could be wrong. Can you tell us more about the nature of the text?
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Well, Wikipedia is not the final say on anything, but in this list of Latin phrases, they show it abbreviated to id.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_est#id_est
Also, was your text originally written out in long hand? If the original is old, I think there's a high likelihood that the writer simply abbreviated to save him/herself the time. But I could be wrong. Can you tell us more about the nature of the text?
Note from asker:
| Of course it makes sense, but it IS crazy. Besides, I have never seen "idem" shortened as ID. Idem is idem, not ID. If it were not for the context, this would be a cold case. :) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
5 mins
Manuel Matias
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Technical translator.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
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4
Idem
It's not that crazy:
Un ID. paño del país -> un chaleco de paño del país
Still, there is no way we can be totally sure. The good news is, it's really unlikely that anyone will notice! Just kidding... mostly. ;-)
Un ID. paño del país -> un chaleco de paño del país
Still, there is no way we can be totally sure. The good news is, it's really unlikely that anyone will notice! Just kidding... mostly. ;-)
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6 mins
idoneo = suitable
suitable, i.e. to one's liking
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e.g. suitably colored and patterned
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-08-17 18:16:58 GMT)
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e.g. cut as a poncho
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-08-17 18:14:37 GMT)
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e.g. suitably colored and patterned
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-08-17 18:16:58 GMT)
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e.g. cut as a poncho
Note from asker:
| Believe me, Tech, "idóneo" is NOT the word here. |
3 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
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Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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67
do. / "
As other answerers have already explained, ID. or id. is very common as shorthand and in situations such as product lists where space is at a premium.
The equivalent English is do. (short for 'ditto'), or just a double quote, thus: "
The equivalent English is do. (short for 'ditto'), or just a double quote, thus: "
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