outpost
Spanish translation: puesto de avance
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posición /puerto/centro Explanation: Yo lo traduciría como segundo centro si es para referirse al ámbito cultural, o como segunda posición o segundo puerto, si lo que se quiere destacar es lo que los colonos tenían pensado para ella, en cuanto a su faceta comercial y estratégica. Suerte. |
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puesto de avance Explanation: base avanzada para proteger contra un ataque por sorpresa. Diccionario Politécnico, Beigbeder. |
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puesto fronterizo Explanation: tambien pudiera ser eso... pero creo que el segundo centro (como sugerio CH) es apropiado dada tu frase. |
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Base extranjera / Base de ultramar Explanation: In military terms "puesto avanzado" is an "advanced position" but in the mentioned context it means "base extranjera" or " base de ultramar" Reference: http://www.babylon.com |
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puesto fronterizo Explanation: I'd go with that one - it's a term I've heard many times before when I lived in Mexico. Suerte! |
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See below, Explanation: "puesto de avanzada" Simon & Schuster bilingual. |
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Puesto fronterizo o colonia pereférica Explanation: Depending on whether youcan tell by your context if this is a military o civil outpost. I'd go with colonia. I suppose the main point to be made is the remoteness anyway. Roget's Wadsworth's |
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