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Autovía del Mediterráneo

English translation: Autovía del Mediterráneo


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Spanish term or phrase:Autovía del Mediterráneo
English translation:Autovía del Mediterráneo
Entered by: Ana Boadla
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10:35 Mar 10, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: Autovía del Mediterráneo
He visto que lo traducen como "Mediterranean Highway" en muchos sitios.

¿Es correcto o debería dejarlo en español?
Ana Boadla
Local time: 04:48
Autovía del Mediterráneo
Explanation:
Yo lo dejaría en español, aunque vale explicarlo entre paréntesis la primera vez que salga (Mediterranean Highway)

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-03-10 10:41:16 GMT)
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Supongo que si buscan alguna señal que ponga "Mediterranean Highway"... se van a perder...
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Loren
Local time: 04:48
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Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6Mediterranean motorway
cello
5 +5Autovía del Mediterráneo
Loren
5 +4Mediterranean Motorway
Mark Solomon
4Maditerráneo dual carriagewayNoelia Ruiz Pérez


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Maditerráneo dual carriageway


Explanation:
Así es cómo lo traduciría yo. Y vivo en la Costa del Sol

Noelia Ruiz Pérez
Local time: 04:48
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Autovía del Mediterráneo


Explanation:
Yo lo dejaría en español, aunque vale explicarlo entre paréntesis la primera vez que salga (Mediterranean Highway)

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-03-10 10:41:16 GMT)
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Supongo que si buscan alguna señal que ponga "Mediterranean Highway"... se van a perder...

Loren
Local time: 04:48
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Perazzo: quizá pondría "coastal highway" entre paréntesis la primera vez que sale, pero sí, coincido contigo que hay que dejarlo en español.
5 mins
agree  Mariana Moreira
8 mins
agree  Sheila Hardie
18 mins
agree  MDI-IDM
1 hr
agree  nedra: I agree, especially in light of the whole British/American motorway/dual carriageway/highway confusion. I'd use "Mediterranean Road" in parentheses the first time, even though it sounds crap in English. It's the only way to avoid this problem.
14 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Mediterranean Motorway


Explanation:
in UK English. I would translate it...

Mark Solomon
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Local time: 04:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cello: Both got there at the same time!
1 min
  -> Luck of the draw ! Thanks
agree  Cristina Chaplin
9 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Rachel Fell: Depending on context, etc., as usual, I think I'd leave it in Spanish (in italics) and put the English translation/name in brackets (or vice versa)
11 mins
  -> Good idea, thanks
agree  Simon Bruni: yep, I would avoid using highway for UK English (unless the subject is 17th Centrury robberies!)
19 mins
  -> Thanks - if you want modern highway robbery, the tolls around Marbella and in Catalonia take some beating !
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Mediterranean motorway


Explanation:
Although what Lorenzo says is also a possibility(i.e. leave it in Spanish), this is another option (that gets more hits on goolge in English)
If you are talking about the A-7 in UK English it is a motorway, not a dual carriageway (which would be the N 340), though it is a bit confusing as the two roads cross between here (Torremolinos) and Gibraltar several times.


cello
Local time: 04:48
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Solomon: Exactly ! Dual carriageway is something different and highway is simply wrong for the UK.
4 mins
  -> Thanks Mark :-)
agree  Andy Watkinson: Exactly. It's a motorway, not a dual carriageway.
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Andy
agree  Cristina Chaplin: Absolutely true for UK!
9 mins
  -> Thanks Awana
agree  Rachel Fell: Depending on context, etc., as usual, I think I'd leave it in Spanish (in italics) and put the English translation/name in brackets (or vice versa)
11 mins
  -> Yes, I agree. After all, the reader would have to be able to find it once they were in situ :-)
agree  Ana Lozano: I totally agree.
12 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Simon Bruni: yep, I would avoid using highway for UK English (unless the subject is 17th Centrury robberies!)
19 mins
  -> Yes, somehow it reminds me of highwaymen and Scotland (!)
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