Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
una gran llanura uniforme con poco relieve.
English translation:
a vast level plain with little relief
Added to glossary by
Adam Burman
Jan 31, 2007 12:18
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
United Kingdom
una gran llanura uniforme con poco relieve.
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Tourism & Travel
La Mancha
Por una parte, la Meseta, propiamente dicha; una gran llanura uniforme con poco relieve.
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Proposed translations
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Nedra Rivera Huntington
United States
United States
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United States
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a vast level plain with little relief/variation in altitude
a suggestion
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is what I was after! Thanks nedra"
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2 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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a great flat expanse with hardly a hill in sight
Flat as a pancake?!
In fact, this is where you understand relieve more, because it would be a relief! Remember relief maps - this one would hardly have a wrinkle in it.
In fact, this is where you understand relieve more, because it would be a relief! Remember relief maps - this one would hardly have a wrinkle in it.
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Pilar Díez
: 'large' rather than 'great', maybe. Otherwise I like it
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Thanks Pilar!
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Sarah FRUTOS BAMBERRY
: agree with large rather than great and would use pasture rather than expanse (In Psalms - the word pasture is used for llanura)
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Thanks Sarah, although pasture is specifically grazing land, which I doubt it would be in Cuenca.,.,.
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Valeria Marjovsky
Argentina
Argentina
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Argentina
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a great uniform plain with little relief
a great uniform plain with little relief
10 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
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Israel
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8
A greal uniform plain with scarcely any physical relief
I hope this helps.
25 mins
a vast expanse of dull plains with no relief
Another option
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25 mins
a vast unchanging plain
I think you can miss off "con poco relieve"- isn't that what plains are?
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-01-31 12:45:42 GMT)
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Dictionary.com
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 ft. (150 m), within the area.
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-01-31 12:45:42 GMT)
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Dictionary.com
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 ft. (150 m), within the area.
Peer comment(s):
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Denise DeVries
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Thanks Denise
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Nivia Martínez
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Thanks Nivia60
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David Cahill
Native in English
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16 yrs. in nuclear engineering
Native in: English
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a vast plateau with hardly any relief
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