Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
A cuántos de estos años estaría dispuesto a renunciar
English translation:
How many of those years would you be willing to give up
Spanish term
United States
Organized, Deadline-Oriented, Reliable
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
A cuántos de estos años estaría dispuesto a renunciar
Método de la Equivalencia Temporal (Time Trade-Off, TTO)
1. Cuántos años más espera vivir?
Elija una de loas tres estimaciones siguientes: 30, 20 o 10 años.
2. A cuántos de estos años estaría dispuesto a renunciar si pudiera recibir una nueva tecnología que le devolviera una vista normal?
Apr 26, 2008 13:37: Natalie changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Apr 26, 2008 13:37: Natalie changed "Language pair" from "Spanish to English" to "English to Spanish"
Apr 26, 2008 13:50: M. C. Filgueira changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
United States
Versatile technical translator/editor
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
How many of those years would you be willing to give up
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David Hollywood
: or sacrifice
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Lucy Leite
8 mins
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Ana Roca
: yo tambien pense sacrifice
20 mins
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neilmac
: "willing to give up" the best option IMO :)
23 mins
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Roxanna Delgado
45 mins
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Alfonso Berron
1 hr
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Egmont
1 hr
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Lynda Tharratt
2 hrs
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Ana L Fazio-Kroll
3 hrs
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Alejandro Mata
4 hrs
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Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
How many of these years will you be ready to give up
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David Hollywood
: that´s the general meaning but I would go with¨would¨
7 mins
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Yes would is the correct grammatical form.
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Argentina
45 yrs' experience in most every field
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Uruguayan, Bolivian, Argentine, US, Rioplatense, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Dominican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
How many years would you be willing to trade off...?
"Should new technology be developed, how many years would you be willing to trade off for normal sight? Pick one option below."
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