Feb 16, 2016 21:31
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term
years old, years of age, or aged
Spanish to English
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Tourism & Travel
Regulaciones de un tour
TOUR EN CRUCERO
Edad mínima para participar: 16 años
Niños de 5 a 11 años pagarán la tarifa de menor
Niños menores de 4 años no pagan tarifa, pero no se les asigna asiento.
I usually use "years old", but most travel agencies use "years of age" or "aged" (omiting "years") on their web sites. Which one is correct for the regulations of a tour?
Minimum age to participate: 16 years old
Children aged from 5 to 11 are eligible for the child fare (sometimes "aged" is omitted)
Children under 4 years of age are free, but they do not occupy a seat.
Is there a grammatical rule to use them?
Edad mínima para participar: 16 años
Niños de 5 a 11 años pagarán la tarifa de menor
Niños menores de 4 años no pagan tarifa, pero no se les asigna asiento.
I usually use "years old", but most travel agencies use "years of age" or "aged" (omiting "years") on their web sites. Which one is correct for the regulations of a tour?
Minimum age to participate: 16 years old
Children aged from 5 to 11 are eligible for the child fare (sometimes "aged" is omitted)
Children under 4 years of age are free, but they do not occupy a seat.
Is there a grammatical rule to use them?
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| 4 +9 | translation for the whole thing |
philgoddard
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| 4 +2 | laregly interchangeable, but... |
Tony M
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Feb 16, 2016 21:41: Jack Doughty changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Spanish to English"
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This was originally an English-English question, which in some ways was a more appropriate place for it, but it was moved because the text itself is in Spanish.
Here's my suggestion for the whole thing. As Tony says, it's not set in stone, but you can usually leave out "years".
Edad mínima para participar: 16 años
Niños de 5 a 11 años pagarán la tarifa de menor
Niños menores de 4 años no pagan tarifa, pero no se les asigna asiento.
Minimum age: 16
Children aged 5 to 11 pay the reduced rate
Children under 4 travel free, but must sit on an adult's lap.
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I've just realised it says the minimum age is 16, so the next two lines don't appear to make sense.
Here's my suggestion for the whole thing. As Tony says, it's not set in stone, but you can usually leave out "years".
Edad mínima para participar: 16 años
Niños de 5 a 11 años pagarán la tarifa de menor
Niños menores de 4 años no pagan tarifa, pero no se les asigna asiento.
Minimum age: 16
Children aged 5 to 11 pay the reduced rate
Children under 4 travel free, but must sit on an adult's lap.
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Note added at 29 mins (2016-02-16 22:01:16 GMT)
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I've just realised it says the minimum age is 16, so the next two lines don't appear to make sense.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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laregly interchangeable, but...
... certain sentence structures tend to lend themselves better to one or the other form.
Note that 'years old' can also be used in relatively informal contexts, whereas both the others are only really appropriate for a more formal register — as, of course, you have here!
Note that 'years old' can also be used in relatively informal contexts, whereas both the others are only really appropriate for a more formal register — as, of course, you have here!
Peer comment(s):
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Sheila Wilson
: 'years of age' is a bit long, and 'years old' is rather informal, but both are possible in some contexts.
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Thanks, Sheila!
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AllegroTrans
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Thanks, C!
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