probe to precode

11:27 Aug 25, 2004
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Surveying
English term or phrase: probe to precode
En las instrucciones para los encuestadores que hacen una encuesta telefónicamente.

QUOTA CHECK - ASK ALL
Approximately how many employees work in your company?

IF UNSURE PROBE TO PRECODE
1. Less than 50
2. Between 50 and 199
etc

Muchas gracias!
marcel


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4elija una opción
laurasa (X)
4investigue y luego elija
Xenia Wong


  

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elija una opción


Explanation:
Viene a significar eso. Lo que pone literalmente es que introduzcas un código predefinido.

Espero que te sirva de ayuda.

laurasa (X)
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investigue y luego elija


Explanation:
My thoughts.

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Note added at 1 hr 43 mins (2004-08-25 13:11:56 GMT)
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probe [prəʊb]
A noun1 (medicine) sonda f
2 (also space probe) sonda f espacial
3 (= inquiry) investigación f (into de)


B transitive verb1 [+ hole, crack] (with instrument, probe) sondear
(with hands) palpar; tantear
2 (medicine) sondar
3 (= explore) explorar
4 (= investigate) investigar
the policeman kept probing me el policía siguió sondeándome
to probe a mystery investigar un misterio


C intransitive verb
investigar
to probe into somebody\'s past investigar el pasado de alguien
you should have probed more deeply deberías haber llevado a cabo una investigación más a fondo


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