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número punteado

English translation: perforated number

16:45 Jan 22, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: número punteado
Es una certificación de firmas
En la parte inferior izquierda del documento hay un número punteado
Tengo que describirlo y no se me ocurre algo apropiado.

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Gracias por la ayuda!!
Carolina Marcote
Local time: 17:21
English translation:perforated number
Explanation:
Se hacen con máquinas de láser en los documentos como pasaportes, cédulas de identidad, etc.
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Betina Rodríguez Vedoya
Local time: 17:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5perforated number
Betina Rodríguez Vedoya
4dotted number
philgoddard


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
perforated number


Explanation:
Se hacen con máquinas de láser en los documentos como pasaportes, cédulas de identidad, etc.


    Reference: http://prado.consilium.europa.eu/en/glossarypopup.html#_147_...
Betina Rodríguez Vedoya
Local time: 17:21
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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neutral  philgoddard: Perforated means it has holes, which is not the case as far as I can see.
1 min
  -> As I can see in the picture, it has holes.
agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias!
agree  Lorraine Bathurst: Basic Passport Checks - gov.uk says: " The serial number is perforated through pages 1-30 ... The holes of the laser perforated number are larger at the front of the book and reduce in size to the back"
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lorraine!
agree  Andrée Goreux: Looked at my passport. The poor thing is perforated through and through!
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Andrée!
agree  Rosa Paredes
11 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, Rosa!
agree  TranslateThis
1 day 53 mins
  -> Thank you!
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dotted number


Explanation:
I think a lot of people would say that its most important characteristic is being embossed, but punteado means dotted.


    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/punteado
philgoddard
United States
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PRO pts in category: 868
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