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English translation: closes out


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Spanish term or phrase:cierra
English translation:closes out
Entered by: Mónica Algazi
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17:19 Dec 19, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Surfing
Spanish term or phrase: cierra
El tamaño que aguanta este beach break es de hasta 1.5 m. Si el swell es más grande, por lo general la ola cierra.
TIA!
Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 02:39
closes out
Explanation:
I've no idea exactly what this is, but it's explained in the links below!

Good luck, and Happy Christmas (love the tree!)

Why does a wave close out? - Yahoo! Answers Why does a wave close out? Like when it breaks at the same time all along .... the best bait to use for catching sharks off a peir in tampa or in the surf? ...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070314175506AAL05CG&show=7 - 43k - Cached - Similar pages

Surfing Holidays in Cornwall - Cornwall Holidays - Cornwall Today It's normally best from mid to high tide, but can close out over five feet. ... More renowned for its sailing than surfing, good waves can be had at ...
www.cornwalltoday.co.uk/Activities/SurfingOnAMap.aspx - 68k - Cached - Similar pages

Surfing Terms Perfect barreling surf. A cross-section of the wave reveales an 'a' shape where it ... Close Out Where a wave breaks along its length all at once. Corduroy ...
www.surfing-waves.com/surf_talk.htm - 45k - Cached - Similar pages

Cornish books, books about Cornwall, art, gardening, food and ... Rick Grigg pioneered big-wave surfing on the North Shore of O'ahu, Hawaii, ... altre fanno close-out....questo è il libro che fa per voi! ...
www.alisonhodge.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=18 - 54k
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:39
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Summary of answers provided
5closes/shuts/collapses/breaks
Erik Bry
3 +2closes out
Carol Gullidge


Discussion entries: 1





  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
closes out


Explanation:
I've no idea exactly what this is, but it's explained in the links below!

Good luck, and Happy Christmas (love the tree!)

Why does a wave close out? - Yahoo! Answers Why does a wave close out? Like when it breaks at the same time all along .... the best bait to use for catching sharks off a peir in tampa or in the surf? ...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070314175506AAL05CG&show=7 - 43k - Cached - Similar pages

Surfing Holidays in Cornwall - Cornwall Holidays - Cornwall Today It's normally best from mid to high tide, but can close out over five feet. ... More renowned for its sailing than surfing, good waves can be had at ...
www.cornwalltoday.co.uk/Activities/SurfingOnAMap.aspx - 68k - Cached - Similar pages

Surfing Terms Perfect barreling surf. A cross-section of the wave reveales an 'a' shape where it ... Close Out Where a wave breaks along its length all at once. Corduroy ...
www.surfing-waves.com/surf_talk.htm - 45k - Cached - Similar pages

Cornish books, books about Cornwall, art, gardening, food and ... Rick Grigg pioneered big-wave surfing on the North Shore of O'ahu, Hawaii, ... altre fanno close-out....questo è il libro che fa per voi! ...
www.alisonhodge.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=18 - 54k


Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Carol. And I loved the parrots!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deborah Lockett: wish I were there where the waves are doing this!
4 hrs
  -> thanks, Deborah! Me too, although I fear my surfing days are over!!

agree  tom_michell: Definitely this one. The surfing-waves link explains it perfectly. And it's a bad thing!
4 hrs
  -> thanks, Thomas! Happy surfing!
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
closes/shuts/collapses/breaks


Explanation:
Suerte

Erik Bry
Local time: 23:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Erik.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  S Ben Price: a wave breaks, says I
1 hr

disagree  tom_michell: The 'out' is important I'm afraid. Closing out is a specific way in which a wave breaks - in the above context, the wave can be surfed when the swell is below 1.5m but closes out when it is bigger, becoming unsurfable.
4 hrs
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