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Spanish translation: bordeando /bordean la costa en ambas direcciones

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English term or phrase:up and down the cost
Spanish translation:bordeando /bordean la costa en ambas direcciones
Entered by: Rafael Molina Pulgar

15:53 Sep 1, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics
English term or phrase: up and down (in this context)
Ships going up and down the coast.

I know there is something else besides "para arriba y para abajo" but it's eluding me.

Thanks in advance!
Victoria Frazier
United States
Local time: 01:59
bordeando /bordean la costa en ambas direcciones
Explanation:
suerte.
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 00:59
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Mil gracias a todos!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2recorriendo la costa
Natalia Pedrosa (X)
4 +1barcos que van y vienen costeando // barcos que van y vienen a lo largo de la costa
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4bordeando /bordean la costa en ambas direcciones
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4bamboleándose/balanceándose a lo largo de la costa
Susana Jeronimo


Discussion entries: 9





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
recorriendo la costa


Explanation:
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Note added at 10 mins (2010-09-01 16:04:32 GMT)
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También podría ser: "recorren la costa de punta a punta". Saludos.

Natalia Pedrosa (X)
Local time: 08:59
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Mª SANZ (X)
17 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Chema, un saludo!

agree  MarinaM
32 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Marina, saludos!
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bordeando /bordean la costa en ambas direcciones


Explanation:
suerte.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 00:59
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94
Grading comment
Mil gracias a todos!
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bamboleándose/balanceándose a lo largo de la costa


Explanation:
Creo que el sentido del movimiento es lo que define el "up and down".

Susana Jeronimo
Argentina
Local time: 03:59
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 40
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
barcos que van y vienen costeando // barcos que van y vienen a lo largo de la costa


Explanation:
Me gusta "van y vienen" para "up and down".

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 08:59
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 182

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angélica Romero-Santana
14 hrs
  -> Gracias Angélica - Bea
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