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pesetas

English translation: Ptas

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Spanish term or phrase:pesetas
English translation:Ptas
Entered by: Taña Dalglish

18:40 May 20, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s)
Spanish term or phrase: pesetas
How can I write in English the abbreviation of "pesetas" (The Spanish currency). In the original text in Spanish, it's written "ptas."?
Mim2
Canada
Local time: 16:44
Ptas
Explanation:
As already stated in discussion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_peseta
Symbol Pta (plural Ptas), or ₧ (rare, see article).

I doubt that it changes in English.

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Note added at 4 days (2021-05-25 17:40:46 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 15:44
Grading comment
Thanks Taña, much appreciated!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1Ptas
Taña Dalglish
3 -2Spanish Psts
José J. Martínez
Summary of reference entries provided
Easily found on the Web
AllegroTrans

Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Spanish Psts


Explanation:
Analogy with Mexican Pesos, sometimes abbreviated as Mex PS or MX Ps

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 13:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: No señor. Ptas.
16 mins
disagree  AllegroTrans: Ptas.
1 hr
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ptas


Explanation:
As already stated in discussion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_peseta
Symbol Pta (plural Ptas), or ₧ (rare, see article).

I doubt that it changes in English.

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Note added at 4 days (2021-05-25 17:40:46 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Thank you.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 15:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 242
Grading comment
Thanks Taña, much appreciated!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eileen Brophy
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Eileen.
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Reference comments


5 hrs peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: Easily found on the Web

Reference information:
Spanish peseta
1⁄100 céntimo (cent) (because of inflation, céntimos were retired from circulation in 1983)
Symbol Pta (plural Ptas), or ₧ (rare, see article)
Nickname perra chica (0.05 Pta), perra gorda (0.10 Pta), pela (1 Pta), duro (5 Pta), talego (1,000 Pta), kilo (1,000,000 Pta)


    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=pesetas+abbreviation
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 577

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
agree  María Perales
9 hrs
agree  Eileen Brophy
15 hrs
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