Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 2, 2002 00:11
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Luis Torres
sumidero
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Science
Black holes in space act like "sumideros". Anything that goes in dissapears.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | drains |
Sebastian Lopez
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| 5 +1 | sewer drains |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 +2 | sinks |
Francisco Herrerias
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| 5 | sump |
Oso (X)
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| 4 | bottomless pits? |
Parrot
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| 4 | gullies, sewer inlets |
swisstell
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| 4 | eddy |
elenali
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| 3 | sewer |
Ponja
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Proposed translations
+2
18 mins
Sebastian Lopez
Native in Spanish
Professional translator since 1976
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Swedish to Spanish, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
drains
If English is what is required...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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5 mins
bottomless pits?
I'm tempted to say "cesspools", but that may not be proper.
7 mins
gullies, sewer inlets
"sumidero" is Spanish, all the rest of your input is English. Which language do you really want?
+1
20 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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26512
sewer drains
Down the drain, or like "it all goes down the toilet"; it just disappears.
Except we now know, of course, that it ends up at the wastewater treatment plant, but such is not the case with black holes.
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Note added at 2002-04-02 00:57:11 (GMT)
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\"Sinkhole\" would be another.
Except we now know, of course, that it ends up at the wastewater treatment plant, but such is not the case with black holes.
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Note added at 2002-04-02 00:57:11 (GMT)
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\"Sinkhole\" would be another.
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Claudia Iglesias
: Henry ! Tú eres medio escatológico ¿no?
8 mins
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¿Medio? Me acusan de serlo todo el tiempo.
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44 mins
eddy
whirl,(de viento, windlike) eddy or whirpool (más violento, more violent)
+2
1 hr
Francisco Herrerias
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Your words in their words
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Mexican) 
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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100
sinks
That's more like it...
Suerte!
Suerte!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
P Forgas
3 hrs
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| agree |
Haydée González
: por lo menos en enviromental issues this id the word, I think it can fit this context alsoo
13 hrs
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3 hrs
sump
Hello Luis,
A "sump" is...
1 : a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids: as a : CESSPOOL b : a pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (as the oil-circulating system of an internal combustion engine) c chiefly British : OIL PAN
2 British : CRANKCASE
3 [German Sumpf, literally, marsh, from Middle High German] a : the lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains b : an excavation ahead of regular work in driving a mine tunnel or sinking a mine shaft
4 : something resembling a sump : SINK
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
A "sump" is...
1 : a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids: as a : CESSPOOL b : a pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (as the oil-circulating system of an internal combustion engine) c chiefly British : OIL PAN
2 British : CRANKCASE
3 [German Sumpf, literally, marsh, from Middle High German] a : the lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains b : an excavation ahead of regular work in driving a mine tunnel or sinking a mine shaft
4 : something resembling a sump : SINK
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
Reference:
1 day 14 hrs
sewer
Everything goes into it
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