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English term or phrase:	distance measure
Spanish translation:	para medir la distancia
Entered by:	Yolanda Ruiz Luque

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11:54pm Dec 8, 2002

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Science - Astronomy & Space / Astronomy

English term or phrase: distance measure

"For a good way to find objects (in the sky - planets, etc) , use your fist held vertically as a distance measure, for example "see that star that's 5 fists above the horizon over there?"

Por algun motivo, no encuentro una traducción que me convenza. ¿Método métrico? ¿simplemente "para medir la distancia"? ¿Puede alguien echarme un mano? ¡Gracias!

Yolanda Ruiz Luque

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Questions: 96 (2 open)
Answers: 15

Spain

referencia para medir la distancia

Explanation:
en este caso y de manera natural.

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Ernesto de Lara
Mexico

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Thanks a lot!
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5 +5

medida de distancia

Tomás Rosa Bueno

referencia para medir la distancia

Ernesto de Lara

4 +1

unidad de medida para la distancia

mónica alfonso

medida de referencia

José Antonio V.

Answers

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peer agreement (net): +5

medida de distancia

Explanation:
Ningun misterio... :-)

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Note added at 2002-12-09 00:01:42 (GMT)
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Use el puño como medida de distancia. ¿Ves esa estrella que está a cinco puños del horizonte?

Tomás Rosa Bueno
Brazil
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Portuguese,