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Spanish term or phrase:un cerro cabecera
English translation:a hill overlooking ...
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00:14 Jan 29, 2007
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Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel / Cuenca province
Spanish term or phrase: un cerro cabecera
Llegamos a Alarcón, sobre un cerro cabecera de la extensa y fértil vega del Júcar, se extiende uno de los recintos amurallados mejores y más completos de los que perduran en España.

Are we going over a hill to the fertile lowland of the Júcar? If so what type of hill? Maybe I will take a break and go to Cuenca to check it out myself! Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:54
a hill overlooking ...
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built on a hill overlooking the extensive fertile lowland of the Júcar
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Refugio
Local time: 19:54
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Thanks Ruth - this now works well!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5a hill overlooking ...Refugio
5a hill at the head of the valleybigedsenior
5the head/entrance/ hill of the extense and fertile lowlands/valley/ of the Jucar river
gamax
4atop a hill with the extense and fertile valley of Jucar as a backdrop
Lila Castillo
4...sitting on the head of a hill...
Lydia De Jorge
4top of a hill
TrueBaller
4the most predominant hill (where the castle is situated)
Eileen Brophy
3a hill that forms the backdrop to the ...
Patricia Rosas


  

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a hill overlooking ...


Explanation:
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built on a hill overlooking the extensive fertile lowland of the Júcar

Refugio
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Thanks Ruth - this now works well!

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agree  Nivia Martínez
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Nivia

agree  Daniel Burns
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Daniel

agree  Noni Gilbert: Yes, this gives the idea that it´s at the top of the valley, or the way into the valley, which is what the cabecera part is.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, aceavila

agree  JEvicente
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, JEV

agree  moken: :O)
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Álvaro ;~}
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top of a hill


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TrueBaller
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the most predominant hill (where the castle is situated)


Explanation:
Castles are usually situated in very predominant places

Eileen Brophy
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...sitting on the head of a hill...


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Lydia De Jorge
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a hill that forms the backdrop to the ...


Explanation:
I may be all wet here, but I understood this differently. A "cabecera" can be the seat of government, or the top of something, but it is also the headboard of a bed and the backboard in some ball games, I think. So, I visualized it as being a hill that formed a backdrop for the valley below.

We arrive in Alarcón, sitting atop a hill that forms the backdrop to the broad and fertile meadowslands of Jucar ...

Patricia Rosas
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the head/entrance/ hill of the extense and fertile lowlands/valley/ of the Jucar river


Explanation:
En ingles no existe una traduccion a "vega", que se refiere a la porcion de tierra irrigada naturalmente por las avenidas del rio. Su equivalente usual es el de "valley" o "lowlands", aunque podria utilizarse "bank".

Sucede lo mismo con el concepto español de cabecera

gamax
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atop a hill with the extense and fertile valley of Jucar as a backdrop


Explanation:
I picture arriving at the top of a hill and having a panoramic view of the valley...

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sorry, I mean "extensive" valley...

Lila Castillo
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a hill at the head of the valley


Explanation:
Unless it is a bowl, most valleys have a head point and hills/mountains enclosing it on two sides.

The Oregon coast is known for its dense forests of big evergreens, its rugged ... west valley wind by flying directly to Sugarloaf hill at the head of the valley. ...www.cascadeparaglidingclub.org/pages/coast.php - 5k - Cached - More from this site

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n the last few weeks we've been thinking a lot about the people from whom we ... can see is several miles away, halfway up Bald Hill at the head of the valley. ...www.northcountrypublicradio.org/serials/brookes7.html - 15k - Cached - More from this site

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Outside Magazine, Nove... What critter kills the most people every ... On Engineer Hill, at the head of the valley, the Japanese have erected a 25-foot ...outside.away.com/magazine/1198/9811scratch.html

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Any hill can overlook a valley, but there is only One at the head.

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