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Consider the sentence:

His business acquired several computers over the last two years.

What is the best way to translate the phrase "over the last two years" in the above sentence? My best attempt would be el los últimos dos años, but I am certain there's a better translation a native speaker would use.

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    the most natural way is en los últimos dos años ó en los dos últimos años
    – Emilio Gort
    Jun 17, 2014 at 13:03

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You are looking for

durante los últimos X años
a lo largo de los últimos X años
en los últimos X años

Your example would be:

Su negocio adquirió varios ordenadores durante los últimos dos años.

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  • "Ordenador" is only used on the Eastern side of the Atlantic.
    – user26732
    Jun 17, 2014 at 17:44
  • Where it is left over from when the only "computers" were IBM card sorters, hence "ordenador" or "sorter".
    – Jim Garrison
    Jun 17, 2014 at 19:31
  • Ordenador, Computador and Computadora are correct. Here in Chile, we say computador.
    – Eva Thyssen
    Jun 17, 2014 at 21:00
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Durante los dos años pasados

which really translates to

During the past two years.

but I believe that it's the closest you're going to get.

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    Desde los dos años pasados doesn't make sense at all. Durante los dos años pasados sounds better. ;)
    – Eva Thyssen
    Jun 17, 2014 at 12:44
  • @EvaThyssen: What would you prefer in your regular conversation, "durante los dos años pasados" or "en los dos años pasados"?
    – TheLearner
    Jun 17, 2014 at 13:32
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    @Amit, durante all the way! ;)
    – Eva Thyssen
    Jun 17, 2014 at 14:00

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