German: KesseltalEnglish translation: cauldron-shaped valley KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More |
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German to English translations [PRO] Geography | | German term or phrase: Kesseltal | This comes from a geographical desciption and refers presumably to a round valley. Does anyone know if there is a technical term for this in English? Thanks!
Barbara |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseRichard Benham: 10:15am Oct 27, 2004: Do you know what sort of valley it is, e.g. how it was formed? - Allesklar: 10:20am Oct 27, 2004: Could it be just the name of the place ? - Richard Benham: 10:21am Oct 27, 2004: Some actual context could help resolve the above questions. -
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Robert Schlarb Austria
| Note from asker to answererMaybe I should have added that the valley is in Greece! Anyway the word "cauldron" is a good tip and I will use "cauldron-shaped valley", since the article doesn't say any more than that it's there! Thanks! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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4 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 |
| valley basin
Explanation: Talkessel m basin, hollow (Collins)
Talkessel m valley basin, hollow (Lang.)
assuming it's the same as Talkessel
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