bravo (as in Rio Bravo)
English translation: fierce / wild / savage
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| 4 +2 | fierce / wild / savage |
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| 4 +1 | wild, untamed |
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| 4 | wild |
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| 3 +1 | Rio Bravo del Norte (the fierce river of the North) |
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10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1wild, untamed Explanation: “This activity builds a model of a section of the Middle Rio Grande Valley. Models are tools that help us understand complex systems by simplifying their components. In the model we call this old river Rio Bravo, which is the historic name for the Rio Grande meaning wild, brave - an untamed river. In contrast, we call the river that has been highly altered by humans Rio Manso. Manso is a Spanish word that means tamed, such as a horse that has been broken to riding…. In our model exercises, we call [this] third river Rio Nuevo - a new river that meets human constraints but provides a healthy ecosystem with as many of the Rio Bravo features as can be allowed….” http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/BEG/TR_CR.html “New Mexico’s principal river cuts a 1800 mile course through the largest desert in North America. Over the centuries, a dozen cultures and languages have christened it with names like "big river" - Po'soge, the "great river" - Río Grande, the "wild and brave river" - Río Bravo. http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/rio_grande/01-07-00.htm |
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11 mins confidence:
wild Explanation: This is what they call the rio grande in Mexico and is not normally translated. Bravo in this context means wild. |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2fierce / wild / savage Explanation: saludos -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2007-09-24 14:56:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Río Grande (REE-oh GRAHN-day) ["large river" in Spanish] 1. A river more than 1,800 miles long, originating in the mountains of Colorado, forming the border between Texas and Mexico, and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. 2. Called the Río Bravo [Spanish for savage, wild, or fierce river] in Mexico. 3. Anasazi region. Río Grande River is actually redundant (large river river) http://www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/glosry2.htm |
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10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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