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20:58 Jul 5, 2007 |
English to Spanish translations [PRO] Science - Aerospace / Aviation / Space | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Jose Ramon Biau Gil Spain Local time: 19:38 | ||||||
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5 | nuestra estrella |
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3 | sol |
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3 | el sol |
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sol Explanation: "its home star" >> "su sol" or "su estrella solar". The way I understand the text, it refers to the sun this civilization has (it is supposed they have one and only one). I have no idea of existing more technical terms, but I am no astronomer. |
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el sol Explanation: El "home star" de un mundo es el sol. "...workings and life-cycle of our home star, the sun, are also addressed, along with its influence on Earth and its eventual death. New data indicates..." Reference: http://library.thinkquest.org/C002091/ Reference: http://www.physics.brown.edu/physics/demopages/Demo/videos/C... |
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nuestra estrella Explanation: El sol es ***nuestra estrella***, es decir, la estrella a llrededor de la cual gira la tierra, "giramos" ... http://www.astro-digital.com/11/sol.html Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.eaaa.net/astroterms.htm Reference: http://www.iaa.csic.es/~eperez/EvQuim/Sol.html |
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