Translation for "unas décimas" to english
Unas décimas
  • a few tenths
Translation examples
a few tenths
En la primaria el período inicia con un porcentaje de reprobación de 17,77% del total de alumnos evaluados al final del ciclo escolar y va disminuyendo unas décimas porcentuales cada año hasta registrar su cifra más baja en 2008 (12,98%) para volver a subir levemente en 2009 y terminar el período con un 13,60% de alumnos reprobados.
In primary education, the failure rate, which at the start of the period was 17.77 per cent of all pupils assessed at the end of the academic year, fell a few tenths of a percentage point each year, reaching its lowest level in 2008 (12.98 per cent), and rose slightly in 2009, the period ending with 13.60 per cent of pupils failing their grade.
13. Los cambios de la temperatura media de la superficie terrestre que se producen a un ritmo de unas décimas de grado centígrado por siglo son lo bastante graduales para que los sistemas naturales puedan en general adaptarse sin problemas a las nuevas condiciones.
Changes in average global surface temperature which occur at rates of a few tenths of a degree centigrade per century are gradual enough that natural systems can usually adapt smoothly to the new conditions.
O’Kane calló unas décimas de segundo, para que ese silencio se espesara todavía más, e insistió:
For a few tenths of a second, O’Kane said nothing, allowing the silence to settle, to thicken, before resuming his questions.
Bastaba, teniendo en cuenta a los otros rehenes, con disparar rápido, como si no hubiese podido ajustar el tiro. En realidad solo necesitaba unas décimas de segundo para estamparle un balazo en la cabeza, y desde luego tenía intención de hacerlo.
In front of the other hostages, I would let off a quick burst, pretending I didn’t have time to take aim, even though in truth I’d need just a few tenths of a second to lodge a bullet right in the middle of his forehead. Which was precisely my intention.
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