deleznable

13:59 Mar 11, 2008
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: deleznable
Esta última alternativa, dadas las dificultades que presenta el terreno (suelo arenoso y deleznable), es la menos viable.
Kimberlee Thorne
United States
Local time: 15:17


Summary of answers provided
5fragile, unstable, crumbly, weak, slippery.
Enrique Huber (X)
4sandy and crumbly soil
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4Brittle
Gad Kohenov


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sandy and crumbly soil


Explanation:
Benifits and Uses - Composting for the Homeowner - University of ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Crumbly soil allows air to penetrate and holds moisture well but allows ... Compost helps improve all soil types, especially sandy and heavy clay soils. ...
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loam: Definition and Much More from Answers.com- [ Traduzca esta página ]Rich, friable (crumbly) soil with nearly equal parts of sand and silt, ... of their ingredients, loams are classified as sandy, clay, or silt loams. ...
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Improving Your Garden Soil- [ Traduzca esta página ]A plant will develop larger root mass more quickly in sandy soil as long as ... or once it has been composted or broken down into dark, black, crumbly soil. ...
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How to Prepare Soil for a Vegetable Garden- [ Traduzca esta página ]Naturally this crumbly soil structure is also what is desirable if you are ... Sandy Loam. This soil is similar to a clay loam except that there is a ...
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Planning and Installing a Water Garden- [ Traduzca esta página ]Water-logged soil can distort the shape of an artificial pool and crack or break the liner. A pool placed in sandy or crumbly soil needs to be specially ...
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The Cape Cod Pet Network - Water Gardens- [ Traduzca esta página ]A pool placed in sandy or crumbly soil also has to be prepared to keep the sides ... have been made with livestock watering troughs submerged in the ground, ...
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Planning and Installing a Water Garden- [ Traduzca esta página ]A pool placed in sandy or crumbly soil needs to be specially prepared to ... If installing a pre-fab pool, place the pool on the ground and outline as above ...
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Note added at 11 minutos (2008-03-11 14:10:54 GMT)
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Aquí tienes varias referencias ING>ESP para "crumbly soil"

Bilingual Technical Dictionary of Water Related Terms. English ...crumbly desmoronadizo, deleznable. crumbly soil suelo deleznable. crush v aplastar; triturar, machacar. crush conglomerate (cons) conglomerado de ...
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guiasepulvedaestar cagado (vulgar): to defecate on oneself, to soil oneself ... deleznable: crumbly, weak. terrenal: earthly, worldly. embelesado: enthralled, fascinated ...
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PDF] D-1 D dacítico,-ca nf dacitic danense adj Danian danés adj Danian ...Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
deleznable adj brittle, friable, crumbly. deleznamiento nm slakings. deleznar vtr to crumble .... levelled ground | rubble, excavated soil | ...
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Note added at 39 minutos (2008-03-11 14:39:00 GMT)
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El Collins también incluye el término "crumbly".

deleznable adj.

(arcilla, superficie) crumbly



Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 23:17
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Brittle


Explanation:
This is it.

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-03-11 14:02:09 GMT)
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Sandy and brittle ground.

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-03-11 14:12:56 GMT)
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Soil is, of course, a better choice of words.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-11 15:35:30 GMT)
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You can use friable too. Unstable is an intepretation.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 00:17
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fragile, unstable, crumbly, weak, slippery.


Explanation:
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Enrique Huber (X)
Mexico
Local time: 16:17
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