litarenita

English translation: litharenite

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Spanish term or phrase:litarenita
English translation:litharenite
Entered by: Penelope W

09:48 Sep 27, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: litarenita
term used in drilling report from Mexico describing a type of rock. It is used in context with lutita (shale)
Penelope W
Local time: 12:59
litharenite
Explanation:
The tricky thing about tracking down scientific term equivalents in English is figuring out whether those "t"s in Spanish are straight "t"s in English or "th"s. The same goes for "i"s, of course. I.e., are they also written as "i" in English, or as "y"?

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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 14:59
Grading comment
Thanks so much for your speedy answer and good explanation.
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5 +2litharenite
Yolanda Broad


  

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litharenite


Explanation:
The tricky thing about tracking down scientific term equivalents in English is figuring out whether those "t"s in Spanish are straight "t"s in English or "th"s. The same goes for "i"s, of course. I.e., are they also written as "i" in English, or as "y"?

See Google search results at:


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=feldspar+litharenite
Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 14:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 668
Grading comment
Thanks so much for your speedy answer and good explanation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ian McAllister (X): Very true
8 hrs

agree  Nikki Graham: and the 'o' and 'a' changing to 'e'
13 hrs
  -> Good point! Another one: final "o" > "um" in English (fom latin)
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