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Old December 15, 2009, 11:38 AM
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I'm sure you're able to

Efectivamente , "en efectivo" es una locución adverbial compuesta de preposición y sustantivo

In the third sentence there is also a noun: " Numerosos efectivos"

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Old December 15, 2009, 11:45 AM
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¿Se puede dar un ejemplo de "efectivo" significando "effective"?
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Old December 15, 2009, 11:49 AM
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¿Se puede dar un ejemplo de "efectivo" significando "effective"?
el abono se hará efectivo por mensualidades the payment will be made in monthly instalments
su dimisión se hará efectiva a partir del 15 de enero her resignation will be effective from ...
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Old December 15, 2009, 11:51 AM
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Actually, "effective" should be a false friend for "efectivo", since we should say "eficaz" or "eficiente" (this one for people). But it's very common to say, for instance:

Este medicamento es muy efectivo (though we should say "eficaz", instead of efectivo)

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Old December 15, 2009, 12:08 PM
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Actually, "effective" should be a false friend for "efectivo", since we should say "eficaz" or "eficiente" (this one for people). But it's very common to say, for instance:

Este medicamento es muy efectivo (though we should say "eficaz", instead of efectivo)

http://www.elcastellano.org/diezerr.html



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All too correct. However, if you talk to anyone who speaks Spanish, most will say that efectivo is synonym of eficaz.

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Old December 15, 2009, 12:14 PM
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Then again, is should not be a false friend.

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltCons...&LEMA=efectivo

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effective
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Old December 15, 2009, 12:44 PM
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I say "efectivo" for "eficaz". But that page is so good, I couldn't avoid to link it
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I say "efectivo" for "eficaz". But that page is so good, I couldn't avoid to link it
Then this poor people http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effective must be wrong.
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el abono se hará efectivo por mensualidades
the payment will be made in monthly instalments
How is this first example "effective"?
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"The payment will be made effective in monthly instalments"
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