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porcion insular

English translation: the island(s) (portion)


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Spanish term or phrase:porcion insular
English translation:the island(s) (portion)
Entered by: David Heim
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17:01 Feb 27, 2007
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Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: porcion insular
La porción insular es de origen coralino.

En la parte continental los paisajes son diversos: una planicie costera baja, sobre el océano Índico, de clima tropical lluvioso, donde se concentra buena parte de la población; hacia el oeste, la meseta central, seca e infestada de moscas tse-tsé; en el norte, una región montañosa, con laderas aptas para la agricultura.
Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:58
the island(s)
Explanation:
Insular is an adjective form for island. While you could say "island portion/part/region", I think it sounds better to just refer to "the island" or "the islands" (depending on the context).

e.g., the The islands are made of coral.
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David Heim
Peru
Local time: 02:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +12the island(s)
David Heim
4 +1(the) island portion (of the country?)Refugio
4 +1insular areaSergio Mazzini
4off-shore land areasbigedsenior


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
the island(s)


Explanation:
Insular is an adjective form for island. While you could say "island portion/part/region", I think it sounds better to just refer to "the island" or "the islands" (depending on the context).

e.g., the The islands are made of coral.

David Heim
Peru
Local time: 02:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Silberstein
1 min
  -> gracias
agree  Tim Jenkins
2 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Noni Gilbert: A bit like mainland Spain and the islands...
15 mins
  -> gracias
agree  patricia scott
22 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Aïda Garcia Pons: the islands.
25 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Carol Gullidge
34 mins
  -> gracias
agree  roneill: definitely
58 mins
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agree  Margarita M. Martínez
1 hr
  -> gracias
agree  Nivia Martínez
1 hr
  -> gracias
agree  David Cahill
2 hrs
  -> muchas gracias
agree  Victoria Lorenzo
5 hrs
  -> muchas gracias
agree  EC Translations
1 day5 hrs
  -> muchas gracias
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
insular area


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.multilingual-matters.net/jost/011/0116/jost011011...
Sergio Mazzini
Local time: 04:58
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patricia scott: Why not? The porción insular sounds pompous in Spanish.
11 mins
  -> Gracias, Pat
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(the) island portion (of the country?)


Explanation:
Eastern Cape -- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Across Cabot Strait to the north is the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Atlantic Ocean lies on the east and the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9002252/Eastern-Cape - 46k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 48 mins (2007-02-27 17:50:49 GMT)
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BARRACKS
... of Fernando Po (the island portion of Equatorial Guinea) from 1830 to 1832. ... The Indian Ocean island of SEYCHELLES has a patrol boat called the ...
www.dawodu.com/barrack8.htm - 265k - Cached - Similar pages

The ancient city of Tyre
This opened to Tyre the new regions of the Indian Ocean; and the profits of one ... He enlarged the island portion of Tyre by filling in the shallower ...
www.publicbookshelf.com/.../ancientc_jg.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Refugio
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosene Zaros
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Rosene
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off-shore land areas


Explanation:
Mines and Energy Minister Walter Noel today released two geological reports relating to 14 offshore land parcels being offered in this year’s Call for Bids ...
www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2003/mines&en/0917n06.htm

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