Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

desplegable

English translation:

drop-down menu

Added to glossary by Victoria Porter-Burns
Mar 20, 2008 20:04
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

desplegable

Spanish to English Other Computers (general) Human Resources Program
I'm either exhausted, thick-headed or just stuck. How can I translate "desplegable". The sentence is as follows:

Para actualizar los gráficos con los datos de otra empresa, basta con seleccionarla del desplegable y pulsar en el botón de actualizar.
Change log

Mar 20, 2008 21:44: Victoria Porter-Burns Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+11
2 mins
Selected

drop-down menu/list

I think this is what you're after
Peer comment(s):

agree María Eugenia Wachtendorff : Absolutely!
1 min
Many thanks, María :-)
agree Egmont
3 mins
Many thanks!
agree Anne Smith Campbell
7 mins
Thanks Anne
agree David Russi
8 mins
Thanks David
agree Ruth Rubina
11 mins
Thanks Ruth :-)
agree E. David Curiel (X)
15 mins
Many thanks!
agree Maria Kisic
35 mins
Thanks Maria :-)
agree Marian Martin (X)
36 mins
Many thanks!
agree Edward Tully
37 mins
Thanks Edward!
agree Nikolaj Widenmann
1 hr
Many thanks!
agree Jesús Cordero-Salvado : Is pull down more used in the US? In the UK, drop-down is the standard
2 hrs
Yes, I've never heard it referred to as a 'pull-down menu' either. Many thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Mnay thanks, Victoria, although, after checking on Google, it seems that "pulldown menu" is also correct"
+3
3 mins

drop-down menu

Difficult to tell without more context or ideally an image but it sounds like it might be referring to a drop-down menu.
Note from asker:
Many thanks, Owen. You're right, but I had to make a choice!
Peer comment(s):

agree Cecilia Lanzillotta
6 mins
agree Maria Kisic
34 mins
agree Marian Martin (X)
36 mins
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+1
5 mins

pull-down menu

I think it's the right option.
Note from asker:
Many thanks, eloso. You're also right, but I had to make a choice.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nikolaj Widenmann
1 hr
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2 hrs

display

like in graphic display on a HMI:

To update data from another company, just select it from the display and press update
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