pound or libra?

Question

If I wanted to say "The currency of England is the pound" in Spanish, would I use:

La moneda de Inglaterra es la libra.

OR

La moneda de Inglaterra es la pound.

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To distinguish the money pound from the weight pound - we use the "pound sterling" - ian-hill, Apr 7, 2014

Answer 1

My vote is the first one - "La moneda de Inglaterra es la libra." According to the dictionary here, that is a fine translation for "Pound," as in currency of England.

It is the currency of the UK. - ian-hill, Apr 8, 2014

Answer 2

La moneda de Inglaterra es la libra (esterlina)

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Answer 3

If it's translatable, I'd just translate it unless you think it won't be understood. If it's questionable whether the reader will understand or recognize it, I'd use parentheses. For example, "La ciudad se conoce por el Distrito de los Lagos (Lake District)". I would not translate names like "John." Another example would be "El lago Michoacán queda al este de la cuidad de Chicago." (Lake Michigan is located to the east of the city of Chicago). Hope that helps.

Answer 4

In newspapers articles in Spanish, you will likely see "libra esterlina" when they refer to the U.K. currency. I learned that when I was younger and reading the local newspaper.

Answer 5

How about other English phrases? For example, should I say:

"El Distrito de los Lagos"

OR

"El Lake District"

Sorry, but how does your response answer the question asked? - FELIZ77, Apr 7, 2014