Lunes a viernes: 17:00h – 20:00h

English translation: Moday to Friday: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

11:44 Sep 10, 2019
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / thermal guide
Spanish term or phrase: Lunes a viernes: 17:00h – 20:00h
Tengo una duda con la traducción de esta expresión en inglés.

¿Se puede traducir Monday to Friday: 17:00h-20:00h o es incorrecto?

Muchas gracias!
Sonia Maria
Spain
English translation:Moday to Friday: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Explanation:
Of course, it depends where this is for, but in general I think UK and US prefer AM/PM to military time.

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For example, UK supermarket chain Tesco always uses am/pm: https://www.tesco.com/store-locator/uk/?address=Northwood

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Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10Moday to Friday: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Rebecca Breekveldt
3 +5Monday to Friday, 17:00 - 20:00
Gareth Rhys-Jones López
Summary of reference entries provided
A couple of references (UK English)
Helena Chavarria

Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Monday to Friday, 17:00 - 20:00


Explanation:
I'd say it's not wrong, but a comma or a dash are more common.

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And "pm/am"

Gareth Rhys-Jones López
Spain
Local time: 13:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: 24 hr clock used in English mostly for timetable only and even then not always. AM & PM much preferred and more usual//what comment?
1 hr
  -> See my comment, please.

agree  AllegroTrans: This is fine if 24 hr clock is to be used, but I agree with Yvonne
2 hrs

agree  Helena Chavarria: This is fine for the 24-hour clock but in UK English, when using the 12-hour clock a full stop should separate the hour and minutes, there shouldn't be a space before 'pm' and it should be written in lowercase (5.00pm-8.00pm).
2 hrs

agree  Charles Davis: Agree with comma not colon. I convert to am/pm in English for nearly all purposes.
12 hrs

agree  philgoddard: It doesn't matter whether you use the 12- or 24-hour clock.
1 day 5 hrs

agree  neilmac
1 day 6 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
Moday to Friday: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM


Explanation:
Of course, it depends where this is for, but in general I think UK and US prefer AM/PM to military time.

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Note added at 17 mins (2019-09-10 12:02:33 GMT)
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For example, UK supermarket chain Tesco always uses am/pm: https://www.tesco.com/store-locator/uk/?address=Northwood



Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Luri Abe
37 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Stephen McCann
48 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, with typo corrected of course//Don't see how Gareth's answer is the same?
1 hr
  -> Oh dear, yes, of course! Thanks for pointing it out :)

agree  Eduardo Perez Llanes
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  Paul Stevens
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  Gareth Rhys-Jones López: If you check my comment, you'll realise that your answer is exactly as mine
1 hr

agree  AllegroTrans: I prefer lower case for am and pm
2 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
6 hrs

agree  Georgina Grigioni
8 hrs

agree  Charles Davis: Yes, but pm should be lower case and a point is much more commonly used than a colon between the figures.
12 hrs
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +5
Reference: A couple of references (UK English)

Reference information:
I discussed this yesterday with one of my clients. Here are the references I sent them:

Times 
Use either the 12- or 24-hour clock – not both in the same text. The 12-hour clock uses a full stop between the hours and minutes; the 24-hour clock uses a colon and omits am/pm. 

The lecture starts at 11.30am and ends at 1pm. 
The lecture starts at 11:30 and ends at 13:00.  

 https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/Univer...  

Según la guía de estilo de la universidad de Cambridge:
Time
Time is expressed following a 12-hour clock, using a full stop between the numbers and without full stops in am and pm: 12.45pm. Times on the hour are shown without the full stop and minutes: 8am.

Use am and pm when referring to time in the body of text:

Opening hours are 11.30am to 6pm.

Note within listings, or where space is tight, am and pm may not be needed:

Open Monday–Friday, 10–1 and 2–5, and Saturday 10–4.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/brand-resources/using-the-logo/editori...  

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Correcto - Monday to Friday: 17:00-20:00

Correcto - Monday to Friday: 5.00 pm-8.00 pm

Correcto - Monday to Friday: 5pm-8pm

Correcto - Monday to Friday: 5.00 pm to 8pm

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Sorry, Monday to Friday: 5.00 pm-8.00 pm isn't right, as there shouldn't be a space before 'pm' (Monday to Friday: 5.00pm-8.00pm)

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  AllegroTrans
9 mins
  -> Thank you, AllegroTrans :-)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, personally I favour the 5.00 pm-8.00 pm which I think is more common these days (and fast to type with break optional). Unless I'm asked for a different style that what I use.//It always depends on the style guide but consistency is most important
12 mins
  -> That's more or less what I told my client: 'Suelo aplicar las recomendaciones de las guías de estilo británicas, al menos que reciba instrucciones de seguir otras normas'. Thanks for your opinion, Yvonne :-)
neutral  Gareth Rhys-Jones López: I had already suggested the am/pm before this comment was posted
14 mins
  -> Sorry if I've annoyed you. I was only trying to help by providing these references, which I copied from an email I sent to one of my clients yesterday.
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Thanks very much for this Helena!!
25 mins
  -> Beatriz, I'm glad you like it. I thought it would be a shame not to use it.
agree  Michele Fauble
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Michele :-)
agree  Charles Davis: I convert 24-hr to 12-hr for nearly all purposes. I agree with point not colon in figs. I use a space before am/pm; your sources don't but most do in my experience; either is OK. I don't use points (a.m./p.m.) unless it's AmE, where they're required.
10 hrs
  -> I think I remember someone telling me once that the space had disappeared before 'am' to avoid confusion with the verb. Thank you, Charles :-)
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