Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
vis > pct.vis stigning
English translation:
-ly, -wise > percentage increase
Added to glossary by
Eva Ripolles
Oct 12, 2006 10:18
17 yrs ago
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Danish term
Spain
Also sworn translator German / Spanish
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, Danish to Spanish, and 2 more.
vis
Danish to English
Social Sciences
Geography
Forbrugerpriser (pct.vis stigning)
Does "vis" have a special meaning here or can it just be translated as "of" (percentage of...)?
Thanks in advance!
Does "vis" have a special meaning here or can it just be translated as "of" (percentage of...)?
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | percentage increase |
Clare Barnes
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| 5 +1 | percentage |
Eliza-Anna
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| 4 +1 | ly, wise (part of word) HERE...percentage of increase |
Larry Abramson
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Proposed translations
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26 mins
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Specializes in field
Sweden
Targeted translations, punctual delivery
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
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8
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percentage increase
I believe this means "percentage increase" not "percentage OF increase" - it is a small difference, but has huge ramifications for the significance of numbers.
Ref: Svensson's DA-EN dictionary of economics
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Note added at 28 mins (2006-10-12 10:46:25 GMT)
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...sorry - of the numbers...
Ref: Svensson's DA-EN dictionary of economics
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Note added at 28 mins (2006-10-12 10:46:25 GMT)
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...sorry - of the numbers...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot for your remark, Claire. This time it was difficult to select the most helpful answer for they were all helpful, so thank you all!"
+1
5 mins
Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Meaning and understanding in a package.
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
percentage
pct.vis is short for "procentvis" which means "percentage"
+1
6 mins
Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
ly, wise (part of word) HERE...percentage of increase
Its part of the word that means percentagewise. In this context, I would just write "percentage of increase"
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