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punta a punta

English translation: end to end

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Spanish term or phrase:punta a punta
English translation:end to end
Entered by: karin förster handley

18:13 Nov 21, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics
Spanish term or phrase: punta a punta
THis is a heading for a chart comparing educational and GDP levels in Argentina, Canada, and Austrial in the First Globalization

Tabla 1. Crecimiento porcentual del PBI per cápita y de los años promedio de escolarización, punta a punta

The chart itself breaks down the period into 3 subperiods:
1870 – 1890 1890-1910 1910-1930

"Entire period"?
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 23:36
end to end
Explanation:
The entire period, or end to end, perhaps
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karin förster handley
Local time: 23:36
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4end to end
karin förster handley
3 +3for each respective period
Muriel Vasconcellos
4from beginning to end/from start to finish
Barbara Cochran, MFA
5 -1From the beginning to end
Francesca Musco


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
end to end


Explanation:
The entire period, or end to end, perhaps

karin förster handley
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or "during the period".
4 hrs
agree  patinba: I think it means that the percentage is calculated comparing the levels at the start and the end of the periods indicated.
17 hrs
agree  Luis M. Sosa
18 hrs
agree  Décio Adams
23 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
from beginning to end/from start to finish


Explanation:
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/from end to end

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Note added at 31 mins (2021-11-21 18:44:39 GMT)
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In this case, I prefer the first option I entered.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 22:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
From the beginning to end


Explanation:
Ti refers to something that has a clear limit, a clear start and a clear end, it includes a vaste range of elements so it’s an expression that is implied when someone needs to specify a whole entity.


    Reference: http://https://en.bab.la/dictionary/spanish-english/de-punta...
Francesca Musco
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jennifer Levey: If you are going to put the definite article 'the' before 'beginning', you must be consistent and put 'the' before 'end' too.
1 hr
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
for each respective period


Explanation:
That's my understanding.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: Mine too :) It refers to the way the data is broken down into 20-year periods.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Jennifer!
agree  neilmac
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Neil!
agree  Orkoyen (X): yes, for each respective interval of years.
13 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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