las vegas
| 09:13 Aug 18, 2000 |
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| na | Fertile lowlands |
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| na | depends on where you are... |
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| na | Las Vegas |
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Fertile lowlands Explanation: Flat fertile lowlands generally close to a river. Clave Diccionario del Español Actual, Simon&Schuster |
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depends on where you are... Explanation: In Cuba, "las vegas" are tobacco plantations (and a "veguero" is a tobacco planter or farmer, and also a fine cigar made from a single rolled leaf); In Chile, they're areas of damp or swampy terrain (with the adjective "vegoso" meaning "damp, humid, or swampy," with reference to land or soil). In Spain itself, as mentioned above, they are fertile lowlands. None of which, of course, explains why the name was given to that wide spot in the highway in the middle of the southern Nevada desert...! Sinon & Schuster, _International SP<>EN Dictionary_ (2nd ed., 1997) |
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Las Vegas Explanation: ... unless, of course, you are dealing with the name of the USA city, which should be left untranslated Regards! |
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