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socavón

English translation: Mineshaft/ Pit/ Adit


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Spanish term or phrase:socavón
English translation:Mineshaft/ Pit/ Adit
Entered by: Daniela Lara
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Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Spanish term or phrase: socavón
The phrase is "una roca que se encontraba en el piso del socavón impactó contra la parte inferior del equipo."

The subject matter is an underground mining accident.
Deza
Peru
Local time: 11:35
Mineshaft/ Pit/ Adit
Explanation:
I think we need more context because it could be Adit, pit, mineshaft, they all have a similar function as well as the socavón

Definitions

Socavón
1. Cueva que se excava en la ladera de un cerro o monte y a veces se prolonga formando galería subterránea.
2. Hundimiento del suelo por haberse producido una oquedad subterránea.

Mineshaft
A vertical or sloping passageway made in the earth for finding or mining ore and ventilating underground excavations.

Pit
1. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.
a. An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine.
b. The shaft of a mine.

Adit
An almost horizontal shaft into a mine, for access or drainage

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Daniela Lara
Chile
Local time: 13:35
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3gallery
Bárbara Oliver
4 +1Mineshaft/ Pit/ Adit
Daniela Lara
3mineshaftolv10siq
3shaft
Patricia Rosas
3tunnel/pit
Claudia Luque Bedregal


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shaft


Explanation:
floor of the shaft

It can also mean just a large hole, but shaft would seem to me to be the right choice given that this has to do with mining.

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 09:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tunnel/pit


Explanation:
Me inclino por la primera opción, pero dependerá del contexto

Claudia Luque Bedregal
Peru
Local time: 11:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
socavã³n
gallery


Explanation:
socavón s. m.
1 Agujero que se produce al hundirse el suelo por haber debajo un hueco o galería.
2 Cueva o galería que se ha excavado en la ladera de un monte.
socavón
m. Cueva que se excava en la ladera de un cerro o monte.
Bache que se produce por hundimiento del subsuelo
socavón SM
1. (Min) (= galería) → gallery, tunnel; (= hueco) → hollow; (= cueva) → cavern; (en la calle) → hole
2. (Arquit) → subsidence


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Note added at 4 mins (2009-10-27 18:45:03 GMT)
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The gallery floor

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-10-27 18:50:43 GMT)
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Hola Deza,
Parece ser que otro nombre que se usa es "adit"
Coal industry [COM] Full entry
ES socavón
EN adit
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do

adit [ˈædɪt]
n
(Mining & Quarrying) an almost horizontal shaft into a mine, for access or drainage

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-10-27 18:51:02 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/adit


    Reference: http://es.thefreedictionary.com/socav%c3%b3n
Bárbara Oliver
Ireland
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patinba
3 mins
  -> Gracias, patinba.

agree  Eileen Banks: I prefer tunnel but I agree:)
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Eileen.

agree  wmpetzall
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, wmpetzall.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
socavã³n
mineshaft


Explanation:
Babylon Spanish-English

socavón (m)
n. mineshaft




olv10siq
United States
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Mineshaft/ Pit/ Adit


Explanation:
I think we need more context because it could be Adit, pit, mineshaft, they all have a similar function as well as the socavón

Definitions

Socavón
1. Cueva que se excava en la ladera de un cerro o monte y a veces se prolonga formando galería subterránea.
2. Hundimiento del suelo por haberse producido una oquedad subterránea.

Mineshaft
A vertical or sloping passageway made in the earth for finding or mining ore and ventilating underground excavations.

Pit
1. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.
a. An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine.
b. The shaft of a mine.

Adit
An almost horizontal shaft into a mine, for access or drainage

good luck

Daniela Lara
Chile
Local time: 13:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rosa paredes: AGREE WITH PIT
23 mins
  -> ;)
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