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reptaciones/volcamientos

English translation: rockslides/overturns/tipovers

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Spanish term or phrase:reptaciones/volcamientos
English translation:rockslides/overturns/tipovers
Entered by: Claudia Robles

21:57 Jun 28, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: reptaciones/volcamientos
he tratado de encontrar una definicion para ver si asi puedo pensar en la traduccion pero no lo he logrado!!
Apreciaria mucho la ayuda! (una vez mas!)


Los principales eventos de la manifestación del riesgo en los asentamientos informales de las laderas en Bogotá son los fenómenos de remoción en masa (deslizamientos, caídas, hundimientos, reptaciones, volcamientos) y las crecientes torrenciales de las quebradas.

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Claudia Robles
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:19
rockslides/overturns/tipovers
Explanation:
Los desprendimientos rocas que se caen por su propio peso .la raptacion es un movimiento descendente y lento de las rocas y suelos de las laderas.deslizamientos:los bloques rocosos se mueven sobre una superficie inclinada.

El flujo:es un movimiento de masas materiales finas y homogeneas que tiene gran plasticidad por su elevado contenido en agua.
http://www.freewebs.com/xester/biooga.htm

tip over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

tip over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/overturns

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trans4u
Local time: 09:19
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rockslides/overturns/tipovers


Explanation:
Los desprendimientos rocas que se caen por su propio peso .la raptacion es un movimiento descendente y lento de las rocas y suelos de las laderas.deslizamientos:los bloques rocosos se mueven sobre una superficie inclinada.

El flujo:es un movimiento de masas materiales finas y homogeneas que tiene gran plasticidad por su elevado contenido en agua.
http://www.freewebs.com/xester/biooga.htm

tip over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

tip over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/overturns



trans4u
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: muchisimas gracias!!


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agree  Victoria Frazier
1 day 14 hrs
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