English translation: define/carve out a clear riverbed
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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Geology / land formation
Spanish term or phrase:han llegado a labrar sus causes
[linked with 2 other questions] Wonderful descriptive piece of text, but with no image to clarify what on earth it is trying to describe..!
In Argentina there is a "mountain" range called "Sierras Bayas", formed of 3 hill ranges, the northern, central and southern. Each of the ranges is separated by a dip, or depression, in the land. The paragraph describing the layout of the northern range ends with:
La depresión situada entre este grupo y el central, está surcada por un drenaje de dirección Oeste, cuyos cursos accidentales no han llegado a labrar sus causes, sin que corren por el fondo de los bajos, al salir de las sierras, a la altura del cerro Matilde, estos cursos se han unido en uno solo.
Explanation: cuyos cursos accidentales no han llegado a labrar sus causes, sin que corren por el fondo de los bajos
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(drainage) whose indeterminate flow has been insufficient to define a clear river-bed, instead the water simply flows along/across the bottom of the slopes
I did go with "carve" as suggested by Alicia and a word i had been playing with myself, but overall points awarded for the usefulness of the answer 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Forgot to say that although i've copied the text faithfully, it must surely be a typo of "causes" for "cauces".
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define (or 'mark out) a clear river-bed
Explanation: cuyos cursos accidentales no han llegado a labrar sus causes, sin que corren por el fondo de los bajos
--> (+/-)
(drainage) whose indeterminate flow has been insufficient to define a clear river-bed, instead the water simply flows along/across the bottom of the slopes
xxxmediamatrix Local time: 00:40 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 12
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I did go with "carve" as suggested by Alicia and a word i had been playing with myself, but overall points awarded for the usefulness of the answer
Explanation: the sentence is in the negative, that's why I included (not).
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Lao Woman Tours::(Tour_programs):
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The original 'River of a Thousand Lingas', Kbal Spean is an intricately carved riverbed deep in the foothills of the Cambodian jungle. ... www.laowomentour.com/.../Luang_Prabang.php - En caché - Similares -
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The Temples of Angkor
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22 Aug 2008 ... Our second day we hired a TukTuk to take us further afield to the temples of Bang Melea and Banteay Srei and the amazing, carved riverbed at ... www.travelblog.org/Asia/.../blog-309196.html - En caché - Similares -
Alicia Orfalian Argentina Local time: 00:40 Native speaker of: Spanish
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