Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cotas medias
English translation:
of moderate difficulty
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Spanish term
Spain
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Native in: Spanish 
, English (Variants: British, Irish, UK, US)
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cotas medias
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Unos recorridos que transcurren por cotas medias, en espacios abiertos y de gran belleza paisajística y que involucran un total de 25 localidades y 30 establecimientos adheridos.
Unos recorridos que transcurren por cotas medias, en espacios abiertos y de gran belleza paisajística y que involucran un total de 25 localidades y 30 establecimientos adheridos.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | of moderate difficulty |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 4 +2 | medium elevations |
Laia Bove Imhoff
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| 3 +1 | with average gradients |
Wendy Streitparth
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Proposed translations
+3
28 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
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132
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of moderate difficulty
Not a translation, but a paraphrase: "rides are of moderate difficulty".
The idea of cotas medias is that the route crisscrosses contour lines which are reasonably high up, but what they are actually saying is that there will be some steepish hills but nothing too arduous for a keenish cyclist.
My attempt at sth which sounds natural!
The idea of cotas medias is that the route crisscrosses contour lines which are reasonably high up, but what they are actually saying is that there will be some steepish hills but nothing too arduous for a keenish cyclist.
My attempt at sth which sounds natural!
Peer comment(s):
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James A. Walsh
: A pretty nifty attempt at sounding natural, if you ask me! ;-)
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;-) Thank you James
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Denise DeVries
: Yes, the riders are concerned with difficulty, not altitude.
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Thanks Denise
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Evans (X)
: a good solution in my view
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Thanks Gilla
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
+2
12 mins
Laia Bove Imhoff
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Spanish/Catalan/English NATIVE!
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Catalan, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 5 more.
medium elevations
cota: número que en los mapas indica la altura de un punto sobre el nivel del mar o sobre otro plano de nivel.
So the meaning of cotas medias would be medium elevations
So the meaning of cotas medias would be medium elevations
Example sentence:
we'll rest when we reach an elevation of 1,500 meters
Peer comment(s):
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Sean Mullen
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thank you
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Laureana Pavon
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thank you!
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Thayenga
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thank you!
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Neil Ashby
: Although a word for word translation I don't believe it is the term we use to talk about hiking routes - the distance between 'cotas' tells us about the severity of the hill - the gradient. An 'elevation' represents a high plane, not a hill
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JOHN PENNEY (X)
: How about "gentle hills"?
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+1
14 hrs
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
with average gradients
or possibly inclines
Peer comment(s):
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Neil Ashby
: This is the correct term, it is how we actually say this in English when talking about hiking routes.
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Many thanks, Dr Neil, although actually the context concerns cycling!
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