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Spanish: " ... el vehículo se encuentra a la orilla de la calle, contiguo a un charral y

English translation: scrubland



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Spanish term or phrase:charral
English translation:scrubland
Entered by:David Russi
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Geography / Report of investigation into a murder
Spanish term or phrase: " ... el vehículo se encuentra a la orilla de la calle, contiguo a un charral y
Police report on investigation of a murder, possibly in Costa Rica. Man's body found in back of pick-up truck beside the road near to a "charral" and opposite some houses.
Thanks in advance for any help. I've searched dictionaries and Kudoz glossaries without success.
Jenny Forbes
United Kingdom
scrubland
Explanation:
Exford bilingue: charral: scrubland

DRAE
charral.

1. m. Hond. y Nic. Terreno poblado de matorrales y maleza.

Webster's
scrubland
: land covered with scrub
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David Russi
United States
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2scrubland
David Russi
3woods/forest/reforested areaSergio Lahaye


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
woods/forest/reforested area

Explanation:
charral. Se refiere a la regeneración o al área regenerada del bosque secundario en tierras en las cuales la vegetación arbórea había sido eliminada en gran parte. Incluye también a zonas en proceso de degradación de la masa forestal, partiendo de los bosques densos hacia bosques sujetos a extracción de las mejores especies y eliminación de ejemplares de porte arbórea, quedando solo la vegetación más baja o sotobosque. (Maldonado 1997)

Sergio Lahaye
Paraguay
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Thank you, Sergio.

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
charral scrubland

Explanation:
Exford bilingue: charral: scrubland

DRAE
charral.

1. m. Hond. y Nic. Terreno poblado de matorrales y maleza.

Webster's
scrubland
: land covered with scrub

David Russi
United States
Does not meet criteria
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you again.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, David. I guessed it was something like that.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree John Paul Weir: Yes, it appears in the DRAE as a South American expression
59 mins

agree AZjuancarlos: Right on the money!!!
2 hrs
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