Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
life-span / has come down
Spanish translation:
vida útil/ se ha reducido/ se ha acortado
Added to glossary by
Zaida Machuca Inostroza
Jul 31, 2007 17:50
16 yrs ago
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English term
Chile
Traduction, Transcription, Sous-titrage
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, Spanish, and 4 more.
life-span / has come down
English to Spanish
Science
Environment & Ecology
E Waste
The useful life-span of most electronic goods has reduced drastically over the past few years. For example, the life of a PC has come down from 4-5 years to 2 years. Often, new software becomes incompatible with older hardware forcing customers to buy new PCs.
Gracias, desde ya, por vuestra ayuda.
Gracias, desde ya, por vuestra ayuda.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | vida útil/ se ha reducido/ se ha acortado |
Andrée Goreux
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| 5 +8 | vida útil / ha descendido |
Yaotl Altan
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| 4 | vida útil/ ha descendido |
NoraD
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Proposed translations
8 hrs
Andrée Goreux
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Life Sciences Specialist
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Chilean) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
vida útil/ se ha reducido/ se ha acortado
las vidas no descienden, salvo en lenguaje literario, usualmente se reducen o acortan.
Note from asker:
| Gracias Andrée |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: ""ha reducido" me pareció la traducción más adecuada en este caso."
+8
2 mins
Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Mexico
Mexican translator proofreader +20 years
Native in: Spanish , Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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52
vida útil / ha descendido
Salu2
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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Thanx, Mike!
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Xenia Wong
: Así es...o ha disminuído / es más corta....etc.
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gracias, colega.
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Enrique Espinosa
2 mins
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Obrigado :)
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Adriana Penco
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Grazie, collega.
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Jesús Morales
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Danke!
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Elizabeth Ardans
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Muchas gracias, señorita :)
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Margarita Palatnik (X)
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grazie
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Cándida Artime Peñeñori
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muchas gracias , colega :)
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vida útil/ ha descendido
Vida útil: la duración del producto
Ha descendido o ha disminuido: se redujo
Ha descendido o ha disminuido: se redujo
Example sentence:
La vida útil del producto son 6 meses, o sea vence a los 6 meses de producido
El poder adquisitivo de la población ha descendido un X%
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