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Spanish term or phrase:berma
English translation:berm
Entered by:Susy Ordaz
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Social Sciences - Geography / maps, travel
Spanish term or phrase: berma
its s rest area by a highway/road, etc. Does anyone know any other translation other than just "rest area"...I need something fancy!
jesijay
United States
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Henry Hinds: 5:23am Nov 28, 2005: It was for the title of a MOVIE? Thanks for the CONTEXT, what was the movie about? Tell me, oh please...

It must have happened in a rest area. -

berm
Explanation:
berm
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Susy Ordaz
Portugal
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it was for the title of a movie..and i thought "The berm" (la berma) sounded better than "the shoulder...but I know what you mean Henry. I gave it to suzy for being first. Gracias a todos! Buenas noches!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4berm
Susy Ordaz
5 +2shoulder
Henry Hinds
4bermxxxOso


  


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
berm

Explanation:
berm

Susy Ordaz
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
it was for the title of a movie..and i thought "The berm" (la berma) sounded better than "the shoulder...but I know what you mean Henry. I gave it to suzy for being first. Gracias a todos! Buenas noches!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree xxxOso: Disculpa, no te ví. Estoy de acuerdo ¶:^)
4 mins

agree Maaike van Vlijmen
4 mins

agree MLG
10 mins

agree Fabricio Castillo: Sip
41 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
berm

Explanation:
Hola Jesi,
Una idea que da el Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-11-28 00:12:53 (GMT)
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berma, f. berm, ground at the foot of a rampart
Simon & Schuster\'s International Dictionary©

berm
n.
1.
a. A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
b. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, & West Virginia. **The shoulder of a road.**The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language



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xxxOso
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shoulder

Explanation:
I know "berma" to be the "shoulder" of a road, not a rest area, and it is normally unwise or prohibited to stop there except in an unavoidable emergency. It's just the built-up edge of the road next to the main pavement, may or may not also be paved.

Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Fabricio Castillo: La verdad, creo que es decididamente esta!!!
28 mins
  -> Gracias, Fabricio.

agree Graciela Guzman: Yes. Emergency lane
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Graciela, "shoulder" simplemente.
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