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Northern Hemisphere

Spanish translation: hemisferio norte


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English term or phrase:Northern Hemisphere
Spanish translation:hemisferio norte
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22:12 Jul 28, 2011
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Science - Education / Pedagogy / question; and translation
English term or phrase: Northern Hemisphere
I'm finding inconsistencies with capitalization and need to know what's official. Hemisferio Norte, hemisferio norte, Hemisferio norte, hemisferio Norte. I've found ALL three uses!!! What is correct! Soy traductor, y esto es para un proyecto. -Funes
Funes
Local time: 15:28
hemisfero norte
Explanation:
At least according to the RAE DICCIONARIO PANHISPÁNICO DE DUDAS - Primera edición (octubre 2005):

http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltGUIBusDPD?lema=maysculas

"4.13 ... También se escribirán en minúscula estos puntos cuando estén usados en aposición: latitud norte, hemisferio sur, rumbo nornoroeste. En el caso de las líneas imaginarias, tanto de la esfera terrestre como celeste, se recomienda el uso de la minúscula: ecuador, eclíptica, trópico de Cáncer."

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-07-28 22:17:15 GMT)
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Sorry - typo, I meant to type hemisferio. Sorry!
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4 +11hemisfero norte
ClaraVal
4 +2hemisferio norteanademahomar


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
northern hemisphere
hemisfero norte


Explanation:
At least according to the RAE DICCIONARIO PANHISPÁNICO DE DUDAS - Primera edición (octubre 2005):

http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltGUIBusDPD?lema=maysculas

"4.13 ... También se escribirán en minúscula estos puntos cuando estén usados en aposición: latitud norte, hemisferio sur, rumbo nornoroeste. En el caso de las líneas imaginarias, tanto de la esfera terrestre como celeste, se recomienda el uso de la minúscula: ecuador, eclíptica, trópico de Cáncer."

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-07-28 22:17:15 GMT)
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Sorry - typo, I meant to type hemisferio. Sorry!

ClaraVal
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agree  anademahomar: Lo siento, no vi tu contestación, llegaste primero
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
northern hemisphere
hemisferio norte


Explanation:
ver incisos 47 y 48 de http://reglasdeortografia.com/mayusculas.html

anademahomar
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agree  eski: Hemisferio norte - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre - :))
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  -> Gracias, Eski y saludos desde Teguz

agree  ALEXANDRA TAPIA
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Aug 22, 2011 - Changes made by ClaraVal:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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