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playas de fina arena se extienden a lo largo de toda la costa

English translation: beaches of fine sand extend all along the coast


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Spanish term or phrase:playas de fina arena se extienden a lo largo de toda la costa
English translation:beaches of fine sand extend all along the coast
Entered by: Ana Moreno
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16:44 Sep 26, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: playas de fina arena se extienden a lo largo de toda la costa
Dentro de la publicidad de una zona turística.
Ana Moreno
Local time: 10:02
beaches of fine sand extend all along the coast
Explanation:
beaches of fine sand extend all along the coast
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Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 03:02
Grading comment
MUCHAS GRACIAS A TOD@S!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10beaches of fine sand extend all along the coast
Cesar Serrano
4 +5soft-sanded beaches extend along the entire coastline
Michael Torhan
5 +1fine sand beaches extend the length of the coast
Lisa Simpson, MCIL
5powdery sand beaches throughout the coast
Adriana Rubinstein
4Beaches of fine sand line the entire coastWTSTranslations


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
beaches of fine sand extend all along the coast


Explanation:
beaches of fine sand extend all along the coast

Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
MUCHAS GRACIAS A TOD@S!!!

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agree  Henry Hinds
1 min
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agree  Pamela Luengas
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agree  Cinnamon Nolan
4 mins
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agree  Andrzej Gabinski: definitely yes
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agree  Álida Gándara
7 mins
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agree  Marga Dorao
33 mins
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agree  raptisi
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agree  German Gonzalez
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agree  JEAN HUTCHINGS
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agree  Carol Gullidge
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
soft-sanded beaches extend along the entire coastline


Explanation:
___-"sanded" seems to be used a lot in travel literature

Michael Torhan
United States
Local time: 01:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cinnamon Nolan
2 mins
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agree  Álida Gándara: yes the entire coast line... I need a vacation
5 mins
  -> thank you shootingstar
agree  Lydia De Jorge: soft-sanded sounds more inviting..
9 mins
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agree  Alicia Casal
1 hr
  -> thank you Alicia
agree  Lory Lizama
1 hr
  -> thanks Lory
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fine sand beaches extend the length of the coast


Explanation:
Personal preference - I would go for 'the length of' here...

Lisa Simpson, MCIL
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Holt
4 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
powdery sand beaches throughout the coast


Explanation:
This tropical spot has powdery sand beaches, that is the way the fine sand is being called throughout the island. ...

Example sentence(s):
  • The crystal-clear water and the powdery-sand beaches located throughout the coast

    Reference: http://virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/Canada
    Reference: http://www.exitotravel.com/tours/honduras/tour_3/ho-gap-hhh....
Adriana Rubinstein
Argentina
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 day1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Beaches of fine sand line the entire coast


Explanation:
Another option...

WTSTranslations
United States
Local time: 02:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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