Apr 14, 2008 22:24
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
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tufos
Spanish to English
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Geography
El Volcánico Lavasen consiste principalmente de bancos macizos de piroclásticos grisáceos. La litología predominante es un tufo dacítico ó riolítico, y en menor proporción brechas y tufos andesíticos. Los derrames son poco comunes. Los volcánicos lavasen alcanzan un grosor máximo de 1,500m. y tentativamente se los ubica en el Pérmico medio.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | tuffs |
Casey Young
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| 3 | lavas |
Casey Young
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| 2 +1 | tufa |
Carol Gullidge
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Casey Young
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Interpretación y traducción
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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tuffs
andesitic sandstone andesitic siltstone andesitic volcaniclastic rocks andesitic-to-dacitic tuff anorthosite apatite-pyrite quartzite aplite arenaceous ...
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7 mins
Casey Young
Native in English
Interpretación y traducción
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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lavas
Usually lavas are referred to as rhyolitic or dacitic
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Although dacitic-to-rhyolitic lavas typically erupt from stratovolcanoes, they are not as abundant as andesite lava. Instead, felsic eruptions from ...
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-04-14 22:33:31 GMT)
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Although dacitic-to-rhyolitic lavas typically erupt from stratovolcanoes, they are not as abundant as andesite lava. Instead, felsic eruptions from ...
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6 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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tufa
my guess is that this is the same as the French tuffeau (a pale -coloured stone) which we call tufa.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-04-15 07:45:38 GMT)
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Château de ChenonceauA cleaning has given back to the soft Val de Loire tufa its original colour. Within the castle, a ew lightning of the hall and the kitchens highlights the ...
www.chenonceau.com/media/gb/histoire_conserv.php - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
Grape Escapes Wine Lovers' Holidays to the LoireFollowing this visit, you will cross the Loire to Azay les Riddeau for a buffet lunch in the Tufa stone cellars of a local producer. ...
www.grapeescapes.net/loire/loiredetails.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
The Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage siteThe white stone which gives the towns and villages of the banks of the Loire their sparkle is known as tufa. It leaves its impression on the minds of those ...
www.westernloire.com/en/vsaimez/default.asp?idt=8&idst=52 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Tufa - The monument - CASTLE-MUSEUM - Nantes' CastleSafeguarding the tufa stone was a major aspect of the restoration. The delicate Loire tufa, the outstanding feature of the 15th and 16th century buildings, ...
www.chateau-nantes.fr/en/castle/the_monument/tuffeau/ - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Holiday France Direct - Western Loire - Maine et Loire - (8 miles ...Traditional Tufa-stone 3 Bedroom House (LL002203). 8 miles Saumur - Maine et Loire - Western Loire Postal location 49730, Montsoreau ...
www.holidayfrancedirect.co.uk/Western_Loire_Holidays/Maine_... - 46k - Cached - Similar pages
About The Loire Valley wineA more continental climate, summers are hot but short. The soil is a mixture of limestone, sand and chalk, known as "Tufa". Grapes. The Loire has a large ...
www.wine-pages.com/regions/loireexp.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
Bed and breakfast in châteaux and mansions. Château weekend in ...The property comprises several dwellings in white Loire tufa stone, situated around a large, shady, flowery courtyard. Rooms with period furnishings and ...
www.bienvenueauchateau.com/index.php?target=fiche&idProprie... - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
Saumur in the Loire Valley FranceA beautiful white town built in the chalky white tufa stone that is characteristic of the Loire Valley. Saumur is a beautiful town with a magnificent ...
www.loireholiday.com/saumur.htm - 5k
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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-04-15 07:45:38 GMT)
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Château de ChenonceauA cleaning has given back to the soft Val de Loire tufa its original colour. Within the castle, a ew lightning of the hall and the kitchens highlights the ...
www.chenonceau.com/media/gb/histoire_conserv.php - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
Grape Escapes Wine Lovers' Holidays to the LoireFollowing this visit, you will cross the Loire to Azay les Riddeau for a buffet lunch in the Tufa stone cellars of a local producer. ...
www.grapeescapes.net/loire/loiredetails.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
The Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage siteThe white stone which gives the towns and villages of the banks of the Loire their sparkle is known as tufa. It leaves its impression on the minds of those ...
www.westernloire.com/en/vsaimez/default.asp?idt=8&idst=52 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Tufa - The monument - CASTLE-MUSEUM - Nantes' CastleSafeguarding the tufa stone was a major aspect of the restoration. The delicate Loire tufa, the outstanding feature of the 15th and 16th century buildings, ...
www.chateau-nantes.fr/en/castle/the_monument/tuffeau/ - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Holiday France Direct - Western Loire - Maine et Loire - (8 miles ...Traditional Tufa-stone 3 Bedroom House (LL002203). 8 miles Saumur - Maine et Loire - Western Loire Postal location 49730, Montsoreau ...
www.holidayfrancedirect.co.uk/Western_Loire_Holidays/Maine_... - 46k - Cached - Similar pages
About The Loire Valley wineA more continental climate, summers are hot but short. The soil is a mixture of limestone, sand and chalk, known as "Tufa". Grapes. The Loire has a large ...
www.wine-pages.com/regions/loireexp.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
Bed and breakfast in châteaux and mansions. Château weekend in ...The property comprises several dwellings in white Loire tufa stone, situated around a large, shady, flowery courtyard. Rooms with period furnishings and ...
www.bienvenueauchateau.com/index.php?target=fiche&idProprie... - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
Saumur in the Loire Valley FranceA beautiful white town built in the chalky white tufa stone that is characteristic of the Loire Valley. Saumur is a beautiful town with a magnificent ...
www.loireholiday.com/saumur.htm - 5k
Peer comment(s):
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Casey Young
: in English it is tuff, not tufa
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tuff = tufa. Used a lot in property descriptions in the Loire, where | used to sell them
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Rachel Fell
: that's what I was thinking, but tufa is limestone http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-88853/calcareous-sinter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufa;on re-readiing my Chambers (rather than late at night) see you're right;haven't time for more geol. just now;-)
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yes, it is a type of limestone. This was a bit of a long shot, late at night - hence the low CR, but according to Chambers, tufa IS tuff!
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