Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fording
Spanish translation:
vadeadero
Added to glossary by
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Oct 5, 2003 22:09
20 yrs ago
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Panama
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fording
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English to Spanish
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geography?
De un informe meteorológico (huracanes en el Caribe):
"The newly erected Bailey bridge at Yallhas **fording** has washed away"
"The newly erected Bailey bridge at Yallhas **fording** has washed away"
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 | vadeadero |
rhandler
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| 5 | franque de un vado / esguazo |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Proposed translations
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Selected
vadeadero
ford = vadear (cruzar un río a pie, por el agua)
Lo que dice el DRAE:
vadear.
1. tr. Pasar un río u otra corriente de agua profunda por el vado o por cualquier otro sitio donde se pueda hacer pie.
Un ejemplo y referencia:
NOTAS Pág.4.4 de MADERUELO: Un Recuerdo.
... 2º.Que la calzada pasara por el paraje conocido como Villamayor y
cruzase el río por algún vadeadero o puente que se ha perdido. ...
www.jhbayo.com/maderuelo/np44.htm
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Note added at 2003-10-05 22:25:14 (GMT)
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La frase quedará:
\"El puente recién construido en el vadeadero Yallhas ha sido arrastrado por la corriente (se ha ido con el agua).\"
Reference:
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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franque de un vado / esguazo
Beigbeder Atienza. Diccionario politécnico de las lenguas española e inglesa. Díaz de Santos. 1998.
Mike :)
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Note added at 28 mins (2003-10-05 22:38:31 GMT)
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perdón, FRANQUEO DE UN VADO
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Note added at 31 mins (2003-10-05 22:41:52 GMT)
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Collazo - Diccionario técnico
\"vado: ford; shoal // (Construction) (localism) bridge\"
\"franqueo: clearance; postage; prepayment // (machinery) relief, backing=off // (mining, tunnels) unkeying\"
Mike :)
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Note added at 28 mins (2003-10-05 22:38:31 GMT)
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perdón, FRANQUEO DE UN VADO
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Note added at 31 mins (2003-10-05 22:41:52 GMT)
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Collazo - Diccionario técnico
\"vado: ford; shoal // (Construction) (localism) bridge\"
\"franqueo: clearance; postage; prepayment // (machinery) relief, backing=off // (mining, tunnels) unkeying\"
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