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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Es un articulo de prensa
Spanish term or phrase:pasillo de tronco, pendiente de agua
I wondered if anybody knows about vocabulary for an obstacle course, military style:
For 'pantano' I have got 'swamp', although this trial takes place in a very dry Canarian island with very little rainfall and I know there are no swamps there.
atravesar un pantano, un pasillo de tronco, una barrera de fuego o una pendiente de agua.
Explanation: "atravesar un pantano, un pasillo de tronco, una barrera de fuego o una pendiente de agua"/"cross a puddle of water, a balance beam, a fire barrier or a water ramp"
It is not a natural swamp but a "puddle of water", as set in obstacle courses:
"From the course start cone, the candidate runs to the outside of the marked course towards the first obstacle, the balance beam. The candidate must **cross the balance beam** in a controlled manner. If the candidate falls off the balance beam, the candidate must go back to the start cone and renegotiate the balance beam." http://www.mtletc.org/?p=about
"Though slight variations are used in each episode, contestants begin by either sliding down a **water ramp** or being launched by a giant catapult into the course, swimming to the first obstacle." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wipeout_obstacles
this is 2 terms, which makes it (a) very difficult for you to grade, and (b) doesn't work for the Glossaries
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balance beam, water ramp
Explanation: "atravesar un pantano, un pasillo de tronco, una barrera de fuego o una pendiente de agua"/"cross a puddle of water, a balance beam, a fire barrier or a water ramp"
It is not a natural swamp but a "puddle of water", as set in obstacle courses:
"From the course start cone, the candidate runs to the outside of the marked course towards the first obstacle, the balance beam. The candidate must **cross the balance beam** in a controlled manner. If the candidate falls off the balance beam, the candidate must go back to the start cone and renegotiate the balance beam." http://www.mtletc.org/?p=about
"Though slight variations are used in each episode, contestants begin by either sliding down a **water ramp** or being launched by a giant catapult into the course, swimming to the first obstacle." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wipeout_obstacles
Marta.
Mercedes Marta Moreno Local time: 04:33 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 8
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